So impressed was Valerio by his wife Cecilia’s vow of chastity that he too converted to Christianity. Valerio was murdered for his pains, and Cecilia was arrested while she tried to bury him.

Although it was outside the main city walls (the literal meaning of ‘Trastevere’ is ‘across the Tiber’), the area has a wealth of ancient remains. At Santa Cecilia in Trastevere church ...

Trastevere is the former working-class district ... keep your attention sucked in until your neck cramps up! The Santa ...

Used by nuns at a historic Rome pharmacy, these artefacts are now being showcased in two rooms: the “Spezieria di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere” (Apothecary shop of St. Cecilia in Trastevere ...