Sant'Angelo, Rome

Sant'Angelo is the XI. and smallest area of ​​Rione (neighborhood ) in Rome. It lies on the left bank of the Tiber, opposite the Tiber Island.

History

The name of the neighborhood comes from the small church of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria. In the imperial period, the area was part of the Regio IX Circus Flaminius, which was named after the Circus. On the territory of modern Rione there were also the Portico of Octavia and Philip. 1555 here the ghetto for the Jews of Rome was established.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows an angel.