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Santa Bibiana

17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in ItalyChurches of Rome (rione Esquilino)Gian Lorenzo Bernini church buildingsRoman Catholic churches in Rome
Chiesa di Santa Bibiana (Rome) Facade 02
Chiesa di Santa Bibiana (Rome) Facade 02

Santa Bibiana is a small Baroque style, Roman Catholic church in Rome devoted to Saint Bibiana. The church façade was designed and built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who also produced a sculpture of the saint holding the palm leaf of martyrs.

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Santa Bibiana
Via Giovanni Giolitti, Rome Municipio Roma I

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Chiesa di Santa Bibiana

Via Giovanni Giolitti
00185 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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Chiesa di Santa Bibiana (Rome) Facade 02
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