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Trastevere · Rome

Santa Cecilia in Trastevere

Place of worshipLocals' pick

Rebuilt by Paschal I in the 9th century with an apse mosaic; it keeps Arnolfo di Cambio's 1293 ciborium and, in the Benedictine nuns' choir, Pietro Cavallini's Last Judgment (1289-93), one of the key works of Roman medieval painting.

Address
Piazza di Santa Cecilia 22, 00153 Roma
Hours
Mon-Sun 10:00-12:30, 16:30-18:30 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
Best time to go
Morning · About 30 min
Price
Free (church)
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • The Cavallini fresco is inside the nuns' monastery, not the church, with its own visiting arrangements: check the monastery website.
  • Benedictine nuns have run the basilica since 1527.

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