Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Nomentano (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Catacombs of Saint Agnes, Immacolata al Tiburtino, and San Patrizio. Also, be sure to include Porta Nomentana in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Nomentano (Lazio).
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Catacombs of Saint Agnes
The Catacomb of Saint Agnes is one of the catacombs of Rome, placed at the second mile of via Nomentana, inside the monumental complex of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura, in the Quartiere Trieste.[1]
Immacolata al Tiburtino
Titular church in Rome, Italy. The church of St. Mary Immaculate and St. John Berchmans is a place of Catholic worship in Rome, located in the Tiburtino district, in the Immaculate Square.[2]
San Patrizio
Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, Italy. San Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi is a Roman Catholic parish and titular church in Rome. It was one of the national churches in Rome of Ireland until 2017 when it became the national church of the United States of America. Since August 2017, it has been under the pastoral care of the Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle, a religious order which originated and is based in New York City.
It was built in the early 20th century to designs in a Romanesque-Byzantine revival style by Aristide Leonori and opened in 1911.
An earlier church on the site, Santa Maria in Posterula, was demolished, but a fresco was saved and installed in the new structure.
Its current Cardinal-Priest is Thomas Collins, the Archbishop of Toronto.
Since the move, the current National Church of Ireland is the Church of Sant'Isidoro a Capo le Case.[3]
Porta Nomentana
The Porta Nomentana was one of the gates in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. It is located along viale del Policlinico, around 70 m east of Porta Pia. It is now blocked and merely a boundary wall for the British Embassy.[4]
San Camillo de Lellis
Church in Rome, Italy. San Camillo de Lellis is a church on Via Sallustiana, Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Saint Camillus de Lellis.
It was built under Pope Pius X, with construction (under the architect Tullio Passarelli) commencing in 1906 and the first stone being laid by Cardinal Antonio Agliardi. It was consecrated and made a parochial church in 1910, granted to the Chierici Regolari Ministri degli Infermi, the Priest Ministers of the Sick, the order founded by Camillus. In 1965, Pope Paul VI elevated the church to the status of minor basilica and become the seat of cardinal's title of S. Camilli de Lellis ad Hortus Sallustianos. Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne has been the cardinal protector since 2001.[5]
Servian Wall
Historical landmark in Rome, Italy. The Servian Wall was an ancient Roman defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC. The wall was built of volcanic tuff and was up to 10 m in height in places, 3.6 m wide at its base, 11 km long, and is believed to have had 16 main gates, of which only one or two have survived, and enclosed a total area of 246 hectares. In the 3rd century AD it was superseded by the construction of the larger Aurelian Walls as the city of Rome grew beyond the boundary of the Servian Wall.[6]
Piazza dell'Indipendenza
Piazza dell'Indipendenza in Rome is a square in Municipio V of the Castro Pretorio district of the Italian capital city. It is situated between Via Solferino and Via San Martino della Battaglia.[7]
Castro Pretorio
Castro Pretorio is the 18th rione of Rome, identified by the initials R. XVIII, and it is located within the Municipio I. The rione takes its name by the ruins of the Castrum Praetorium, the barracks of the Praetorian Guard, included in the Aurelian Walls.[8]
Palazzo dell'Aeronautica
The Palazzo dell'Aeronautica is a building in Rome, Italy, and is the headquarters of the Italian Air Force.[9]