San Teodoro, Rome

San Teodoro al Palatino (Latin: Sancti Theodori in Palatio ), also briefly called San Toto, is a church in Rome, in Rione Campitelli. It was built on the ancient road that connected the Roman Forum with the Forum Boarium along the north western slopes of the Palatine Hill in the 6th century and is dedicated to Saint Theodore Stratelates.

History

The church was built in the 6th century, probably over a circular temple, near the Lupercal. She was then in a court of the still in operation Horrea Agrippae, a granary, which is now gone. A pagan altar is visible at the entrance of the church.

Traditionally, the church is considered one of the seven original diaconiae. The first deacon said to have been ordered by Pope Agathon 678, while the first known by the name of Deacon Roberto was (around 1073 ). On the initiative of Pope Sixtus V., they lost their status as Titular again. The dedication of a Greek Holy confirmed that the church was built in a period of Byzantine influence. In this church the Capitoline Wolf was stored until 1471.

1453-1454 restored Bernardo Rosselino the church commissioned by Pope Nicholas V. 1643 it was renovated again by Cardinal Francesco Barberini.

Pope Clement XI. let them renew 1703-1705 by Carlo Fontana. The titulus S. Theodori was born on December 2, 1959 by Pope John XXIII. re-established. First cardinal deacon was William Theodore Heard. He was succeeded by Ernesto Civardi 1979-1989, until 2000 it Cardinal Vincenzo Fagiolo held. Since then, he has been vacant. John Paul II gave the Church the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Opel and the Greek Orthodox community in Rome. At the dedication ceremony took on 1 July 2004, the Patriarch Bartholomew I in part.

2002 to 2006 the church was restored and redesigned for the Orthodox rite.

Appearance

The Baroque design of the forecourt goes back to Carlo Fontana. The church itself is a simple, executed in brick rotunda.

Interior

The interior is mainly due to the renewal by Fontana. Only the mosaic in the apse is still visible from the origin state of the 6th century. It represents Christ, who is seated on a globe, representing the sky, flanked by Peter and Paul and the Martyrs Theodore and Cleonicus. Christ wears a black robe with golden Laticlavius ​​, symbol of high status in Roman society. The representation of the Theodor was probably added during the given by Pope Nicholas V in order restoration.