Rome: The Minor Basilica of San Crisogono
About Saint Chrysogonus:
Saint Chrysogonus was a Roman military officer from Northern Italy who converted to Christianity. He was beheaded by the Emperor Diocletion in around 300 A.D. His head is preserved here in the Basilica of San Crisogono, although the rest of his body is in Venice. The Roman Cannon mentions him in the Commemoration of the Living, a prayer said by the priest after the consecration during Mass: “We ask for God’s mercy and His blessings upon the Pope, the priest saying Mass, upon our living parents, for us and for all who are living“.
We celebrate the Feast of Saint Crisogono on November 24, which coincides the day in which this church was dedicated to him.
About the Basilica of San Crisogono:
Located in the Trastevere area of Rome, the Minor Basilica of San Crisogono, dates back at least to the 4th Century. It was rebuilt in the fifth century and again in One of the original Parishes of Rome, it is located in the Trastevere section of the city, and has been re-built several times over the centuries.
The body of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi in the Basilica of San Crisogono:
A mystic who lived from 1769-1837, Anna Maria Taigi was a native of Siena. She was admired for being an example of the perfect model of a Christian wife and mother. She was a lay member of the Third Order of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinitarian laity). Often, when praying, she reported visions of the future, including World War I and World War II, plus the “Three Days of Darkness”, similar to those forecast by some visionaries throughout the world over the years.29 May 1769 – 9 June 1837
Her body had erroneously been reported as incorrupt (it appeared so a few years after her death), but it is not incorrupt, it is covered in a wax likeness, and can be found in the Chapel of the Madonna here in the Basilica of San Crisogono.
She was Beatified by Pope Benedict XV on May 30, 1920. She died on June 9, 1837, and her Memorial feast day is celebrated in the Church on June 9. She is patroness of housewives, mothers, Victims of verbal or spousal abuse, families and Trinitarian Tertiaries.
You can read more about her here at Mystics of the Church.com
Finding the Basilica of San Crisogono:
Address: Piazza Sonnino 44 – 00153 ROMA
GPS coordinates: N 41 53.327, E 12 28.427
Tel: +39 (06) 581 8225 Fax: +39 (06) 581 7676
e-mail: SanCrisogono@VicariatusUrbis.org
