Church of S. Susanna website

Name of text: Church of S. Susanna website
Author of text: Church authorities
Date of text:
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Name of structure in text: S. Susanna
Type of structure in text: church
Date of structure in text original building c. 330, restored end 7th C
Century of structure 1: 4 AD
Century of structure 2: 7 AD
Country in text: Italy
Region in text: Lazio
City in text: Rome
Specific place of mosaic in text: Apse
Description of mosaic in text: vast mosaic of Christ flanked by Pope Leo II and Charlemagne
Mosaic date in text: 8 AD
Tesserae silver mentioned in text?
Tesserae gold mentioned in text?
Colour descriptions in text:
Bibliography:
URLs: http://www.san tasusanna.org/

For details of mosaic see:
http://www.santasusanna.org/ourUniqueH istory/popes.html
Comments: Church badly damaged in the 12th century by an earthquake; the interior was plastered over in the complete renovation that spanned the years 1585–1602 and frescoed by Cesare Nebbia.

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