Stock Photo: Church Of San Giovanni In Oleo In Rome, Italy
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The church of San Giovanni in Oleo near the Porta Latina or Latin Gate of the Aurelin Wall in Rome, Italy,. The small church devoted to Saint John the Evangelist was built on the place where, according to tradition, his martyrdom was attempted. St. John survived martyrdom through immersion in a vat of boiling oil, The current church is an octagonal 16th century Renaissance chapel. San Giovanni in Oleo is attributed to Bramante and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, and was later restored by Borromini, who modified the roof, installing a cross on an orb, decorated with roses and adding a frieze in terracotta with roses and palms.
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