Santa Barbara

A small church likely dating to the 10th or 11th century, Santa Barbara passed to the confraternity of Rome’s booksellers and publishers in 1600 and was rebuilt after a fire in 1634. Deconsecrated in 1878, it stood abandoned for decades before being restored again in 1982.

Highlights

01

Leonardo da Roma’s Triptych

A triptych of the Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and Archangel Michael, by Leonardo da Roma.

02

Garzi’s Crucifixion

Luigi Garzi’s Crucifixion.

03

Statue of St. Barbara

A statue of St. Barbara by Ambrogio Parisi over the door.

Also of note

  • A façade by Giuseppe Passeri

Address

Largo dei Librari, 85, Rome