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Page revised in January 2010. Chiesa di S. Prassede (Book 2)
(View B8) (Rione Monti) In this page: The plate by Giuseppe Vasi
Cappella di S. Zenone A Poem by Robert Browning The Plate (No.
127 - ii) Subura (Subburra according to Vasi and Suburra in
modern Italian) was a quarter of Ancient Rome which lay to the
north of the Fora of Augustus and Nerva and which was populated
by ordinary people; it had many inns and brothels which gave to
the term Subura a derogative connotation, but it was also the
quarter where the Christian faith spread more rapidly. This
explains the presence of three ancient and large churches very
close one to the other: S. Maria Maggiore, S. Pudenziana and S.
Prassede. Vasi dedicated only a minor etching to this very old
church because its exterior was almost completely hidden by
other buildings and only a small porch indicated its presence.
The view is taken from t