Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli
5313 km
51 P.za dei Santi Apostoli Roma
15th Century church in the Rione Trevi dedicated to the 12 Apostles with relics of two of the Aposltes, Sts. Phillip and James the Lesser
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The early church was founded by Pope Pelagius I in the middle of the 6th Century and was initially only dedicated to the two apostles buried in the crypt. In 1348, an earthquake severely damaged the structure. It was restored by Pope Martin V in the middle of the 15th Century as his family, the Colonna Family, owned major properties in the neighborhood.
It beame a parish church and placed under the care of the Franciscan Conventuals. After Pope Julius II, while a cardinal, comissioned the refurnishment of the facade and an adjacent palace, the church was rededicated to the 12 Apostles in the 16th Century.