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	Topics Santa Sabina Topic Home Santa Sabina all'Aventino is a basilicaBasilica The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building , usually located at the centre of a Roman... in RomeRome Rome is the capital of Italy and of its region, called Latium.... , the center of the Dominican orderDominican Order The Order of Preachers , more commonly known as the Dominican Order, or Dominicans is a Catholic religious order... . Its Cardinal Priest is Jozef Cardinal TomkoJozef Cardinal Tomko Jozef Cardinal Tomko is Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.... . Santa Sabina lies high on the Aventine HillAventine Hill The Aventine Hill is one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.... , riverside, close to the headquarters of the Knights of Malta. Santa Sabina is an early basilica, with a classical rectangular plan and columns. The decorations have been restored to their original modesty, mostly white. Together with the light pouring in from the windows, this makes the Santa Sabina an airy and roomy place. Other basilicas, such as Santa Maria Maggiore, are often heavily and gaudily decorated. Because of its simplicity, the Santa Sabina represents the crossover from a roofed Roman forumRoman Forum The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed, in which commerce, business, prostitution, cult an... to the churches of ChristendomChristendom Christendom, in the widest sense, refers to Christianity as a territorial phenomenon: those countries where most people are ... . History Santa Sabina was built by Priest PetrusPriest Petrus Summary Priest Petrus was of Illyrian origins and lived in the 5th century.... of IllyriaIllyria Illyria was in Classical antiquity a region in the western part of today's Balkan Peninsula, founded by the tribes and clan... , a DalmatiaDalmatia Dalmatia is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in t... n priest, between 422422 <... and 432432 Summary Events... on the site of the house of the Roman matron Sabina, who was later declared a canonizedCanonization Summary Canonization is the process of declaring someone a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that ... Christian saint. It was originally near to a temple of JunoJuno (mythology) Juno was a major Roman goddess, the rough equivalent of the Greek Hera, queen of the gods.... . In 1219, the church was given by Pope Honorius III to Saint DominicSaint Dominic Saint Dominic, Dominic of Osma, often called Dominic de Guzmn was the founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly... , for his new order, the Order of PreachersDominican Order The Order of Preachers , more commonly known as the Dominican Order, or Dominicans is a Catholic religious order... , now commonly known as the Dominicans. Since then, it has been their headquarters. Features The wooden door of the basilica is generally agreed to be the original door from the 5th century, although it was apparently not constructed for this doorway. Eighteen of its wooden panels survive - all but one depicting scenes from the BibleBible The Bible , is the name used by Jews and Christians for their differing canons of sacred texts.... , albeit with some departures from canonical versions of the scenes. Most famous among these is one of the earliest certain depictions of Christ'sJesus Jesus,Some of the historians and Biblical scholars who place the birth and death of Jesus within this range include D.... crucifixionCrucifixion Crucifixion is an ancient method of execution, where the victim was tied or nailed to a large wooden cross and left to hang... , although other panels have also been the subjects of extensive analysis because of their unusual imagery. Above the doorway, the interior preserves an original dedication in LatinFacts About Latin Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome.... hexameterHexameter Hexameter is a literary and poetic form, consisting of six metrical feet per line as in the Iliad.... . The original 5th century apse mosaic was replaced by a very similar fresco by Taddeo ZuccariTaddeo Zuccari Taddeo Zuccaro or Zuccari , was an Italian painter, one of the most popular members of the Roman mannerist school.... in 1559. The composition probably remained unchanged: Christ flanked by male and female saints, seated on a hill while lambs drinking from a stream at its feet. The iconography of the mosaic was very similar to another 5th century mosaic, destroyed in the 17th century, in Sant'Andrea in Catabarbara. The interior cellsMonastery Monastery, a term derived from the Greek word ??ast????? monasterion, denotes the habitation-and-workplace of a communit... for the Dominican friars are little changed since the earliest days of the Order of Preachers. The cell of St. Dominic is still identified, though it has since been enlarged and converted to a chapelChapel A chapel is a church or area of worship, often small and attached to a larger institution such as a larger church, a college... . Also, the original dining room still remains, in which St. Thomas AquinasThomas Aquinas Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] was an Italian philosopher and theologian in the scholastic t... would dine when he came to Rome. The campanileCampanile \| \|-\| \|-\| \|-\| \|}A campanile is, especially in Italy, a free-standing bell-tower, often adjacent to a church or cathedral... (bell tower) dates from the 10th century10th century Summary As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000.... . External links , with Mario Armellini's , "Santa Sabina all'Aventino" analyzed.