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San Rocco

            The Neo-Classical facade of San Rocco in Rome, the church neighbouring Augustus' mausoleum and the Ara Pacis museum.

The church is dedicated to Saint Roch (Rocco in Italian), the patron saint of (among other things) plague victims, and this church was built as an accompaniment to a hospital, the whole complex being founded as an answer to the bubonic plague that struck Rome in 1477. 

The church replaced an older church in the area, but not even that church is the one you see today. In 1654 rumours spread that an icon the church had led to miracles, and the money generated from pilgrims to the site meant a new, Baroque church could be built. 

But the facade is actually even younger that that, built in 1834 by the architect Giuseppe Valadier. This makeover was probably due to the church having been turned from being a hospital church to a parish church just some ten years earlier. Going for a new, fresh statement look would not be strange then. 

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Taken in: Italy / Latium / Rome / Campo Marzio (show map)

Taken on: April 6, 2023

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Camera: Nikon D90, f/14.0, 1/200 sec, 26mm (=39mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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