Catholic Churches
Basilica of Santa Sabina
The cell of St. Dominic was also created in these spaces, where, according to tradition, the famous meeting with St. Francis of Assisi took place
Fr Philipp Johannes Wagner OP, welcomes us to their history-filled Basilica in Rome:
The Basilica of Santa Sabina was founded by the Roman presbyter Pietro d’Illiria during the pontificate of Pope Celestine I (422–432) and consecrated a few years later by Pope Sixtus III (432–440).
Despite the interventions over the centuries, it retains its solemn and austere character of the late antiquity cult buildings, of which it is an extraordinary example.
In 1222, the basilica was entrusted to the Order of Preachers by Pope Honorius III. Probably a few years earlier, the first brothers arrived on the Aventine hill and lived in premises that existed before the construction of the convent with its cloister.
The cell of St. Dominic was also created in these spaces, where, according to tradition, the famous meeting with St. Francis took place.
The basilica itself became the conventual church of the community of the Friars Preachers and is still so today. The Romans appreciate Santa Sabina as…
