The 'Garden of Paradise'

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Entrance to the Chapel of St Zeno

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The tiny Chapel of St Zeno (Cappella di San Zenone), in the church of Santa Prassede, was built by Pope Paschal I (r. 817-24) as a mausoleum for his mother, Theodora. The chapel, with its beautiful mosaics, came to be known as the Orto del Paradiso (Garden of Paradise). 

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Theodora, St Praxedes (?), Virgin Mary, St Pudentiana (?)

Head of Theodora (left)

St Peter and St Paul indicating the empty throne

Saints Pudentiana, Praxedes & Agnes