Sant'Apollinare | |
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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 | |
Location | Via Romea Sud, 224, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | basilica |
History | |
Status | Minor basilica |
Founded | 7th Century |
Dedication | Apollinaris of Ravenna |
Events | Station church for the Thursday of the fifth week in Lent. |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ferdinando Fuga |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 7th century |
Completed | 1748 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
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]