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Built as early as AD 280, Santa Susana is considered the oldest church in Rome. For a Cistercian sisters’ monastery established on the property in 1587 that is still there, the present church was reconstructed from 1585 to 1603.
The church is the oldest and highest ranking of the four major papal basilicas as well as one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. Founded in 324, it is the oldest public church in the city of Rome, and the oldest basilica of the Western world. [1]
In the crypt beneath the high altar meanwhile are supposed remains of Christ’s manger housed in an elaborate crystal reliquary. Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the oldest churches in Rome and the only Patriarchal basilica to retain its early-Christian fabric – a must-see!
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere (Italian: Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere); English: Our Lady in Trastevere) is a titular minor basilica in the Trastevere district of Rome, and one of the oldest churches of Rome. The basic floor plan and wall structure of the church date back to the 340s, and much of the structure to 1140–43.
Among the charming streets of the Monti neighborhood, the Basilica of Santa Pudenziana can make a believable claim to being Rome’s oldest church. At the very least, it’s one of the only structures in the city that has been continuously occupied and never reduced to rubble for almost 2,000 years.
The Basilica of St. John Lateran holds an unparalleled place in the history of Christianity as the oldest of the four major basilicas in Rome and the cathedral church of the Pope.
The Basilica is the oldest church in Europe. Founded during the fourth century in honour of St. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, St John Lateran (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano) is the Cathedral of Rome and the most important of the four major basilicas.