San Cosimato

San Cosimato
The church of San Cosimato
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41°53′12″N12°28′13″E / 41.886694°N 12.470306°E / 41.886694; 12.470306
Location	Trastevere, Rome
Country	Italy
Architecture
Architectural type	Church
Groundbreaking	10th century

The church of San Cosimato is a church located in the city of Rome, Italy. It was originally built in the 10th century in the Trastevere rione ^{[1] [2]} and now includes the hospital known as "Nuovo Regina Margherita." ^[3] Originally, it was built as a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian, from whom it derives its name, and it carried the added designation of in mica aurea (“in the golden sand”) due to the presence of fluvial sand of yellowish color. ^[2]

The monastery was transferred from the jurisdiction of the Benedictine Order to that of the nuns known as the Recluses of Saint Damian (Recluse di san Damiano). From 1233, the church served as a hostel.^{[ citation needed ]}

Pope Sixtus IV had the church and monastery rebuilt in 1475. ^[4] After 1870, the convent was fully converted into a hospital. ^[1] The façade of the former monastery looks upon a public square that is also called San Cosimato. ^[3] The church has a small Romanesque bell tower.^{[ citation needed ]}

The presbytery contains a fresco called Madonna and Child between Saints Francis and Claire , attributed to Antonio del Massaro. ^[5]

References

1. Duffin, Jacalyn (13 June 2013). Medical Saints: Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World. Oxford University Press. p. 40. ISBN   978-0-19-974317-9.
2. Nibby, Antonio (1839). Roma nell'anno MDCCCXXXVIII (in Italian).
3. Gallico, Sonia (2007). Rome and Vatican City. ATS Italia Editrice. ISBN   978-88-7571-347-8.
4. Majanlahti, Anthony (2006). The Families who Made Rome: A History and a Guide. Pimlico. p. 123. ISBN   978-1-84413-409-0.
5. Lowe, K. J. P. (4 December 2003). Nuns' Chronicles and Convent Culture in Renaissance and Counter-Reformation Italy. Cambridge University Press. p. 355. ISBN   978-0-521-62191-5.