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	Topics Santa Susanna Topic Home Santa Susanna (Italian - Chiesa di Santa Susanna alle Terme di Diocleziano) is a church on the Quirinal in RomeRome Rome is the capital of Italy and of its region, called Latium.... , with a titulusTitulus *Titulus* describes the conventional inscriptions on stone that listed the honours of an individual or that identified bo... at its site that dates back to about 280. The modern church, rebuilt in 1585–1603, is the seat of the American Catholic Church in Rome. Since 1958, the Archbishop of Boston has held the post of Cardinal Priest of Santa Susanna. However Bernard Francis Law, who resigned his post as archbishop in 2002, has retained this position. About 280280s Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century... , an early Christian house of worship was established on this site, which, like many of the earliest Christian meeting places, was in a house (domus ecclesiae). The domusDomus A *domus* was the form of house in ancient Rome and all the cities of the Empire that rich patrician families owned.... belonged, according to the sixth-century actaActa Acta may refer to:Acta Diurna, a daily list of public events... , to brothers named Caius and Gabinus, prominent Christians. Caius has been identified with Pope Saint Caius and with CaiusCaius (presbyter) Caius, Presbyter of Rome* was a Christian author who lived and wrote towards the beginning of the 3rd century A.D.... was a prefect who is the source of information on early Christianity. Gabinus or Gabinius is the name given to the father of the semi-legendary Saint Susanna. According to the acta, his brother Gabinus had a daughter, Susanna. Her earliest documented attestations identify her as the patron of the church, not as a martyr and previously the church was identified in the earliest, fourth-century documents by its titulusTitulus *Titulus* describes the conventional inscriptions on stone that listed the honours of an individual or that identified bo... "of Gaius" by the Baths of DiocletianBaths of Diocletian The Baths of Diocletian in Rome were the grandest of the public baths, or thermae built by successive emperors.... or as "ad duas domos" ("near the two houses") It is mentioned in connection with a Roman synod of 499. Traditionally, the structure officially became a church around 330330s Centuries: 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century... , under Constantine IConstantine I Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinusantine is best remembered in modern times for the Edict of Milan in 313, which f... , when the basilicaBasilica The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building , usually located at the centre of a Roman... s of numerous house churches came to be adapted for liturgical use. The basilica was T-shaped with a central nave with twelve columns on each side, flanked by side aisles. All that are left of these two side aisles, after the late sixteenth-century rebuilding, are the two side chapels of the basilica church. From the synod of 565, the church appears under the titulus of SusannaSaints Tiburtius and Susanna Saints Tiburtius and Susanna were two Roman Catholic martyrs, the feast day of each of whom is 11 August.... ; the veneration of Susanna has been localized on this site without a break ever since. In the contemporary acta, Susanna is martyred with her family when the girl refuses to marry the son of emperor DiocletianDiocletian Summary Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus , born ??????? and known in English as Diocletian, was Roman Emperor fro... ; the occasion of Susanna's martyrdom is a literary tropeTrope (literature) Overview A literary trope is a common pattern, theme, motif in literature, or a term often used to denote figures of speech in which... that is familiar in other passions of virgins in the Roman MartyrologyRoman Martyrology The Roman Martyrology is the official Martyrology of the Roman Rite of the Roman Catholic Church.... Pope Sergius I restored it at the end of the 7th century7th century The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era.... , but Pope Leo IIIPope Leo III Overview Leo III was Pope from 795 to 816.... , the fourth pope who had been pastor of this church, rebuilt it from the ground in 796, adding the great apseApse In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault.... and conserving the relics of the saints in the crypt. A vast mosaic of Christ flanked by Leo and the Emperor CharlemagneCharlemagne Charlemagne was the King of the Franks who conquered Italy and took the Iron Crown of Lombardy in 774 and, on a visit to ... and Saints Susanna and FelicityFelicitas of Rome Saint Felicitas of Rome is a Christian Martyr Saint.... on the other was so badly damaged in the twelfth century by an earthquake, that the interior was plastered over in the complete renovation that spanned the years 1585–1602 and frescoed by Cesare NebbiaCesare Nebbia Cesare Nebbia is an Italian painter from Orvieto who painted in a Mannerist style. ... (1536–1614). A façade remained to be constructed. The present church of Santa Susanna on its ancient foundations was the first independent commission in Rome for Carlo MadernoCarlo Maderno Carlo Maderno was an Italian architect remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture.... , who had trained as an assistant to his uncle Domenico FontanaDomenico Fontana Domenico Fontana was a Swiss architect of the late Renaissance.... , the chief architect of Pope Sixtus V. In 1603, Maderno completed the façade, a highly influential early Baroque design. The dynamic rhythm of columns and pilasters, crowding centrally, and the protrusion and increased central decoration add further complexity to the structure. Notice the interplay of relationships, none exactly symmetric on any one mirror side. The entrance and roof are surrounded by triangular pediments. The windows replaced by niches. There is an incipient playfullness with the rules of classic design, still maintaining rigor. Santa Susanna was accounted so successful that in 1605 Pope Paul VPope Paul V Pope Paul V , born Camillo Borghese, was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. ... named Maderno architect of Saint Peter’s Basilica, where he completed the nave and constructed the great facade. Among the previous Cardinal Priests is Pope Nicholas VPope Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V , born Tomaso Parentucelli, was Pope from March 6, 1447, to his death.... (1446). Entombed in the church are five early church martyrs and Saints: Susanna, her father Gabinus, Felicity of Rome, Pope EleuterusPope Eleuterus Pope Eleuterus was pope from about 174 to 189 .... , and Genesius of RomeGenesius of Rome Saint Genesius of Rome was an actor hired for a play that made fun of Christian Baptism.... . The commemoration of Saint Susanna has long been linked in the calendar with Saint Tiburtius, 11 August (See Saints Tiburtius and SusannaSaints Tiburtius and Susanna Saints Tiburtius and Susanna were two Roman Catholic martyrs, the feast day of each of whom is 11 August.... ).