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Today (12. October) is the feast day of:
Felix IV (III), pope (d. 530). Today's less well known saint from the
Regno was a Samnite (i.e., from Benevento and the surrounding region).
Liber Pontificalis:
http://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/l/liber_pontificalis.html
SS. Cosma e Damiani (stational church)
History of the basilica:
http://tinyurl.com/kfpvs
In church records one finds various titles given to the -basilica. The
most common one that it had and which it still bears is that of Basilica
Diaconale, or the Diaconate of Saints Cosmas and Damian. It was created
a diaconate by Pope Adrian I (772-795). It became one of the most
important Roman centers for assisting the poor, in one of the most
populous zones of the city. During the pontificate of Gregory II
(715-731) it was designated Basilica Stazionale or Station Church as one
of the churches frequented by the Christians for Lenten prayer.
Over-all, though, the nature of the basilica is a sanctuary dedicated to
the doctor saints. The Felician inscription under the mosaic declares this.
In JSTOR:
The Church of SS. Cosma e Damiano in Rome
Philip Barrows Whitehead
American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1927), pp.
1-18
sixth-century apse mosaic;
arco trionfale del tempo di Sergio I (687-701).
abside in cui Cosma e Damiano, Pietro e Paolo, Felice IV e San Teodoro
circondano il Cristo
Wikipedia account:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santi_Cosma_e_Damiano
Nyborg account:
http://roma.katolsk.no/cosmaedamiano.htm
picture gallery:
http://tinyurl.com/jmx2c
Great, English-language site:
http://tinyurl.com/oywcz
Floor plan:
http://tinyurl.com/njfs2
Aerial view:
Aerial satellite view of Santi Cosma e Damiano (center), with the round
Roman temple on the south side. The major road to the north is Via Fori
Imperiali and the large structure to the right (east) is the Basilica of
Maxentius and Constantine:
http://tinyurl.com/onshr
Exterior views:
http://tinyurl.com/gmslx
http://tinyurl.com/euvue
Mosaics: Helpful, English-language site:
http://tinyurl.com/lanfz
Mosaics, multiple views:
http://tinyurl.com/fdugd
Apse mosaic (big):
http://tinyurl.com/qczvx
http://tinyurl.com/j29cd
http://muvtor.btk.ppke.hu/korakoz/kep/roma16.gif
F. holding model of the church; St. Paul introducing Cos. or Dam.:
http://tinyurl.com/me62b
modern entrance:
http://www.stuardtclarkesrome.com/cosma.html
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