The Mosaics of Santa Prassede

Map

Santa Prassede

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The beautiful mosaics in the church of Santa Prassede were commissioned by Pope Paschal I (r. 817-24). The pope, whose monogram may be seen in the centre of the two arches, appears in the apse mosaic holding a model of the church. He sports a square nimbus, indicating that he was alive when the mosaic was created. 

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Mosaics in the apse

Pope St Paschal I, St Praxedes & St Paul

Triumphal Arch