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The '''basilica''' and '''Catacombs of Sant' Alessandro''' is a single-level ], located in the Sant'Alessandro area of ] on the outskirts of Rome.<ref>{{in lang|it}} Salvatore Vicario, ''La Via Nomentana'', Roma, Casa Editrice Barone.</ref> It was first built in the 7th century on the ]. It is dedicated to the martyr Alexander, as is known from an inscription inside the complex mentioning him alongside his companions Eventius and Theodolus - all three were probably martyred during the ] or in ] under ].<ref>{{in lang|it}} Carmelo Calci, ''Roma oltre le mura'', Roma, 1998</ref> The '''basilica''' and '''Catacombs of Sant' Alessandro''' is a single-level ], located in the Sant'Alessandro area of ] on the outskirts of Rome.<ref>{{in lang|it}} Salvatore Vicario, ''La Via Nomentana'', Roma, Casa Editrice Barone.</ref> It was first built in the 7th century on the ]. It is dedicated to the martyr Alexander, as is known from an inscription inside the complex mentioning him alongside his companions Eventius and Theodolus - all three were probably martyred during the ] or in ] under ].<ref>{{in lang|it}} Carmelo Calci, ''Roma oltre le mura'', Roma, 1998</ref>


The basilica was built at the start of the 5th century on the site of an earlier small sanctuary by Ursus, ], under ].<ref>{{in lang|it}} Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai, ''I cimiteri paleocristiani del Lazio, Vol. II - Sabina'', Città del Vaticano, 2009.</ref> The basilica also has an entrance hall, two rooms for the tombs of the three martyrs, and several funerary structures. Both catacombs and basilica were badly damaged in the ].<ref>{{in lang|it}} {{Cite web|url=http://www.romatiburtina.it/sa_lu_catacomba_basilica_s.alessandro.aspx|title=Catacomba e basilica di S. Alessandro|autore=Carmelo Calvo|sito=Roma Tiburtina}}</ref> The basilica was built at the start of the 5th century on the site of an earlier small sanctuary by Ursus, ], under ].<ref>{{in lang|it}} Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai, ''I cimiteri paleocristiani del Lazio, Vol. II - Sabina'', Città del Vaticano, 2009.</ref> The basilica also has an entrance hall, two rooms for the tombs of the three martyrs, and several funerary structures. Both catacombs and basilica were badly damaged in the ].<ref>{{in lang|it}} {{Cite web|url=http://www.romatiburtina.it/sa_lu_catacomba_basilica_s.alessandro.aspx|title=Catacomba e basilica di S. Alessandro|author=Carmelo Calvo|website=Roma Tiburtina}}</ref>


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Apse of the reconstructed basilica of Sant'Alessandro on via Nomentana.
Stone at the entrance to the catacomb area.

The basilica and Catacombs of Sant' Alessandro is a single-level catacomb, located in the Sant'Alessandro area of Municipio IV on the outskirts of Rome. It was first built in the 7th century on the via Nomentana. It is dedicated to the martyr Alexander, as is known from an inscription inside the complex mentioning him alongside his companions Eventius and Theodolus - all three were probably martyred during the Diocletianic Persecution or in AD 116 under Trajan.

The basilica was built at the start of the 5th century on the site of an earlier small sanctuary by Ursus, Bishop of Nomentum, under pope Innocent I. The basilica also has an entrance hall, two rooms for the tombs of the three martyrs, and several funerary structures. Both catacombs and basilica were badly damaged in the Gothic War.

References

  1. (in Italian) Salvatore Vicario, La Via Nomentana, Roma, Casa Editrice Barone.
  2. (in Italian) Carmelo Calci, Roma oltre le mura, Roma, 1998
  3. (in Italian) Vincenzo Fiocchi Nicolai, I cimiteri paleocristiani del Lazio, Vol. II - Sabina, Città del Vaticano, 2009.
  4. (in Italian) Carmelo Calvo. "Catacomba e basilica di S. Alessandro". Roma Tiburtina.
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