Santi Giovanni e Paolo
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There are a number of churches in Italy
named after the martyrs St. John and St. Paul (John and Paul
), not the apostles, but two soldiers martyred for their faith in the years 361-363. The two most prominent basilica churches so named are:
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
named after the martyrs St. John and St. Paul (John and Paul
John and Paul
For the musical partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, see Lennon/McCartneyJohn and Paul are saints in the Roman Catholic Church. They were martyred at Rome on 26 June. They should not be confused with the famous apostles of the same name...
), not the apostles, but two soldiers martyred for their faith in the years 361-363. The two most prominent basilica churches so named are:
- Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Rome)Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Rome)Santi Giovanni e Paolo is an ancient basilica church in Rome, located on the Celian Hill. It is also called Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio or referred to as SS Giovanni e Paolo....
-also known as Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio on the Celian Hill in Rome - Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Venice) -also known as San Zanipolo in Venice