San Cosimato
Church in Rome, Italy
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San Cosimato (Italian: Chiesa di San Cosimato) is a church located in Rome. It was originally built in the tenth century in Trastevere[1][2] and now serves as the location for the Presidio Nuovo Regina Margherita, a local hospital.[3] Originally, it was built as a Benedictine monastery dedicated to saints Cosmas and Damian, from whom it derives its name, and it carried the added designation of in mica aure (English: in the golden sand) due to the presence of fluvial sand of yellowish color.[2]
| San Cosimato | |
|---|---|
Chiesa di San Cosimato | |
Portico entrance | |
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| 41.886694°N 12.470306°E | |
| Location | Trastevere, Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Architecture | |
Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 10th century |
The monastery was transferred from the jurisdiction of the Benedictine Order to that of the nuns known as the Recluses of Saint Damian (Italian: Recluse di san Damiano). From 1233, the church served as a hostel.[citation needed]
Pope Sixtus IV had the church and monastery rebuilt in 1475.[4] After 1870, the convent was fully converted into a hospital.[1] The façade of the former monastery looks upon a public square that is also called San Cosimato.[3] The church has a small Romanesque campanile.[citation needed]
The presbytery contains a fresco called Madonna and Child between Saints Francis and Claire, attributed to Antonio del Massaro.[5]
