Church of St. Agatha of Gotha or Sant'Agata dei Goti ( Italian: Sant'Agata dei Goti , Latin: Sanctae Agathae in Urbe ) - a church in honor of the martyr St. Agates on the Viminal Hill in Rome .
| Catholic Church | |
| Sant'Agata dei Goti | |
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| ital. Sant'Agata dei Goti lat Sanctae agathae in urbe | |
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| A country |  Italy |
| City | Rome |
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| Architectural style | |
| Established | 4th century |
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The church called Sant'Agata in Capite Subura was built in the 4th century . In the V century, she served the Goths , adherents of Arianism . Pope Gregory I consecrated the church anew according to the Catholic rite in 592 . In the 17th century it was rebuilt in the Baroque style . Today, antique granite columns in the courtyard, a mosaic floor (in the style of cosmatesco , XII-XIII centuries) and a marble altar have been preserved. Facade of the work of Francesco Ferrari ( 1729 ), Romanesque campaignila of the XII century .
Titular Diaconia
Church The Church of St. Agatha of Gotha is a titular deaconess ; Cardinal Deacon with the title of Sant'Agata dei Gothi since November 20, 2010 is the American Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke .
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Literature
- Heinz-Joachim Fischer: Rom. Zweieinhalb Jahrtausende Geschichte, Kunst und Kultur der Ewigen Stadt. DuMont Buchverlag, Köln 2001, ISBN 3-7701-5607-2 .