Basilica San Clemente – Rome, Italy
Monday, April 5th, 2010A visit to the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome is like removing the layers of history. This church is also an archaeological site as the first place of worship. The 12th century church, which appears today was built on top of a 4th century church, which was built atop a pagan temple of the god Mithras, which dates back even before the 2nd century JC. Today, all three levels of worship are visible on this site. The site was also estimated that once was the home of Roman consul Titus Flavius Clemens and a clandestine site for the first Christians to remain a pagan temple to the cult of Mithras worship.