Rome - St Agnes Outside the Walls Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura

Must-see attractions nearby: Colosseum Pantheon Trevi Fountain Vatican City Roman Forum Palatine Hill National Museum / Baths Museum

Notable features of this church, a basilica with a high narrow nave, are the sixteen antique columns, the richly decorated wooden ceiling (17th century), the marble candelabra and the bishop's throne in the chancel. Finest of all, however, is the apse mosaic (seventh century) which depicts St Agnes with Popes Honorius and Symmachus, Relics of St Agnes and her sister, St Emerentiana, are contained in the high altar. Beneath the church are the Catacombe di Sant'Agnese (A.D. 300), part of the complex being preserved in its original state. They extend over three stories and have a total length of 7km/4mi.