Sant'Apollinare, Rome

Sant'Apollinare
Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
Facade Sant'Apollinare
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41°54′3.2″N 12°28′25″E / 41.900889°N 12.47361°E / 41.900889; 12.47361
LocationVia Romea Sud, 224, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitebasilica.apollinare.org
History
StatusMinor basilica
Founded7th Century
DedicationApollinaris of Ravenna
EventsStation church for the Thursday of the fifth week in Lent.
Architecture
Architect(s)Ferdinando Fuga
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking7th century
Completed1748
Administration
DioceseRome

The Basilica di Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine ("Basilica of Saint Apollinaris at the Baths of Nero") is a titular church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to St Apollinare, the first bishop of Ravenna.

The church is part of a large complex that has hosted a number of institutions including the Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum, the Pontifical Roman Seminary, and the Pontifical Institute of Sant’Apollinare. It is currently the seat of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.

It is the station church for the Thursday of the fifth week in Lent.[1]


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