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Santi Sergio e Bacco

Santi Sergio e Bacco

English name:	Sts Sergius and Bacchus

Dedication:	Sts Sergius and Bacchus
Denomination:	Ukrainian Greek Catholic





Built:

Architect(s):	Francesco Ferrari

Contact data
Address:	3 Piazza Madonna dei Monti 00184 Roma
Phone:	06 48 57 78

Santi Sergio e Bacco is a church dedicated to the 4th century Roman martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, to be found at Piazza della Madonna dei Monti 3. It is one of the three national churches of the Ukraine, and belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. This is the Ukrainian Byzantine-rite branch of the Roman Catholic Church, and the church is its parish church in Rome.

It is also known as the Madonna del Pascolo, after an icon kept there. Pictures of the church at Wikimedia Commons.[1]

1 History
2 Exterior
3 Interior
4 Liturgy
5 External links

HistoryEdit

The church was built in the 9th century. The Liber Pontificalis states that Pope Paschal I (817-–824) founded an oratory and a monastery dedicated to SS Sergius and Bacchus here. It was rebuilt in 1563 on orders from Pope Paul III.

It was rebuilt again by Francesco Ferrari in the 18th century. Some changes were made by E. Banali at the end of that century.

In 1641, Pope Urban VIII granted it to the Ruthenian Monks of St Basil, who built a college adjacent to the church. Some changes were also made to the church at that time. In 1969, it was made the national church of the Ukrainians. The college was turned into a hospice for Ukrainian pilgrims.

ExteriorEdit

The Neo-Classical façade was rebuilt in 1896, and restored in 1970. The inscription on the lower of the three levels record the work done in 1641, mentioning Cardinal Antonio Barberini as the donor. The arms of the Barberini and the Basiliani families are on the middle level.

InteriorEdit

An image of Our Lady, the Madonna del Pascolo or "Madonna of the Pasture", is venerated in the church. It was placed in its current location above the high altar in 1718. It shows the Madonna and the Holy Child as they appeared to some Lithuanian shepherds.

On on side of the altar is a depiction of The Holy Family, and on the other St Anne with the Child Mary.

The ceiling has a 16th century fresco by Sebastiano Ceccaroni, depicting The Assumption.

There are two side altars; one with a depiction of Sts Sergius and Bacchus, and one with St Basil, both by Ignazio Stern.