Church of S. Susanna website
Name of text: | Church of S. Susanna website |
Author of text: | Church authorities |
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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? | |
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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. |