Basilica Of The Four Holy Crowned Ones In Rome, Italy Editorial Image

Frescoes of the second courtyard of the basilica of the Four Holy Crowned Ones between the Colosseum and San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome, Italy. The complex of the basilica with its two courtyards, the fortified Cardinal Palace with the Saint Silvester Chapel, and the monastery with its cosmatesque cloister is built in a silent and green part of Rome, between the Colosseum and San Giovanni in Laterano, in an out-of-time setting. The church dates back to the 4th or 5th century, and is devoted to four anonymous saints and martyrs. In building the church after the total destruction due to Robert Guiscard`s troops during the Norman Sack of Rome 1084, Pope Paschal II added two courtyards, one in front of the other; the first corresponding to the original 9th century courtyard, while the second was sited over the initial part of the nave.