Sant’Agostino
Built in the 1480s with travertine salvaged from the Colosseum, Sant’Agostino was designed by Baccio Pontelli, who also designed the Sistine Chapel. Pope John Paul II elevated it to a minor basilica in 1999.
Highlights
01
Tomb of St. Monica
The tomb of St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine.
02
Madonna di Loreto
Caravaggio’s Madonna di Loreto (Madonna dei Pellegrini).
03
Madonna del Parto
Jacopo Sansovino’s Madonna del Parto, still venerated by expectant mothers.
Also of note
- Raphael’s fresco of the Prophet Isaiah
- Guercino’s Saints Augustine, John & Jerome
Opening Hours
Mon–Sat: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 4 – 7:30 p.m.
Sun/Holidays: 8 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. and 4 – 7:30 p.m.
Official site explicitly asks visitors not to tour during liturgical celebrations.
Mass Times
Weekdays (Mon–Fri)
7:30 a.m. Lauds
8 a.m. Mass
6 p.m. Rosary
6:30 p.m. Mass
7:10 p.m. Vespers
Saturdays and Vigils
7:30 a.m. Lauds
8 a.m. Mass
5:30 p.m. Rosary
6 p.m. Vespers
6:30 p.m. Mass
Sundays and Solemnities
8 a.m. Mass
8:45 a.m. Lauds
10 a.m. Mass
12 p.m. Mass (suspended July–August)
5:30 p.m. Rosary
6 p.m. Vespers
6:30 p.m. Mass
Eucharistic Adoration
Every Friday (except Lent).
Devotions
St. Monica: Tuesdays
St. Rita of Cascia: Select Thursdays
Blessed Virgin Mary: 2nd Sunday monthly
Titular Cardinal
Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard from France
Address & Official Website
Via della Scrofa 80, 00186 Roma