San Giorgio in Velabro
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San Giorgio in Velabro is a church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to St. George.
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San Giorgio in Velabro | |
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Church of Saint George in the Velabrum | |
Chiesa di San Giorgio in Velabro | |
41°53′22.31″N 12°28′59.29″E | |
Location | Via del Velabro 19, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Language(s) | Italian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Religious order | Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross |
Website | sangiorgioinvelabro |
History | |
Status | titular church |
Dedication | Saint George |
Architecture | |
Style | Paleochristian, Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | 7th century AD |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
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The church is located next to the Arch of Janus in the rione of Ripa in the ancient Roman Velabrum. According to the founding legend of Rome, the church was built where Roman history began: it is near here that the mythical she-wolf[clarification needed] found the mythical babies, Romulus and Remus.[1] The façade of the church encroaches upon and incorporates the ancient Arcus Argentariorum.
San Giorgio in Velabro is the station church for the first Thursday in Lent.