Castel Madama. Church of San Sebastiano

Castel Madama. Church of San Sebastiano

The church of San Sebastiano dates back to the sixteenth century and is located in Castel Madama.

It is a simple building with a single nave and a truss vault.

It was known as "Pia Opera San Sebastian", which became "Ospedaletto" or even "Lazzaretto", because the sick, the poor and children were welcomed.

On a plaque on the left of the door you notice the words:

"It is declared that the church, the sacristy and the room above it have immunity" (i.e. sacred places of refuge for those persecuted by justice).

The apse is painted with a scene of the martyrdom of St. Sebastian attributed to the Zuccari brothers of the sixteenth century.
 


Written by:
Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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