| World / Italy / Lazio / Rome, 1 km from center | Coordinates: 41°53'35"N 12°29'6"E |
Church of Saints Luke and Martina
Santi Luca e Martina is a church standing amid the ruins of the Roman forum.
The church was initially dedicated to Saint Martina, martyred in 228 AD during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. In 625 Pope Honorius I commissioned construction of the church. It was restored first in 1256 during the reign of Pope Alexander IV. It was not later till the church was also consecrated to the apostle Saint Luke, when the church was entrusted to the patronage of the painter's guild or Accademia di San Luca.
The church was initially dedicated to Saint Martina, martyred in 228 AD during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. In 625 Pope Honorius I commissioned construction of the church. It was restored first in 1256 during the reign of Pope Alexander IV. It was not later till the church was also consecrated to the apostle Saint Luke, when the church was entrusted to the patronage of the painter's guild or Accademia di San Luca.
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