Santa Cecilia in Trastevere Church of the 5th century in Rome in the Trastevere district of Rome, devoted to Saint Cecilia. The first Church on this site was probably founded in the 3rd century by Pope urban I – even then it had the name of a Roman Martyr Cecilia, executed by order of the Emperor Alexander Severus. According to the legend, the temple was erected in the Holy place of the house. Partly this is confirmed by the finds made during excavations under one of the chapels of the Church. In 822 year the Church was rebuilt, then was moved the relics of St. Cecilia. Other restoration work took place only in the 18th century.

The facade of the Church Santa Cecilia in Trastevere was built in 1725 by architect Ferdinando Fuga: he encloses a courtyard with ancient mosaics, columns and a small fountain. From the decorations of the facade can be called a family crest and a dedication to cardinal Francesco Acquaviva d'aragona, who financed the restoration work.

Inside, there are wall paintings of Pietro Cavallini of late 13th-century ciborium over the same period in the presbytery. Gothic ciborium is surrounded by four marble columns decorated with statues of angels, saints, prophets, and evangelists. In the apse you can see mosaics of the 9th century. The chapel of the Church is decorated with works by Antonio del Massaro and Luigi Vanvitelli, and the nave is decorated with a fresco by Sebastiano Conca. Also worth a visit two altarpiece by Guido Reni. A prominent landmark of the Church is the sculpture of Saint Cecilia, made master of the late Renaissance Stefano Maderno. The sculpture for a few decades ahead of similar creations of the masters of the early Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini and the Nickel silver cuff.