Chiesa dei Santi Sette Fondatori

The Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls was founded in the early 4th century by Emperor Constantine on the presumed site of the martyrdom of St. Lawrence, who died in 258. In the 13th century, Pope Honorius III built a separate church, which was eventually joined to the old one during a renovation programme. From 1374 to 1847, the Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls was the residence of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. The basilica was restored by the architect Virginio Vespignani from 1855 to 1864, who removed all the Baroque additions. On 19 July 1943, during the Second World War, the church was bombed by the Allies. The restoration lasted until 1948: the façade was rebuilt, but the frescoes on the upper parts of the façade were lost. The basilica houses the tomb of the statesman and father of Europe Alcide De Gasperi and five popes: Zosimus, Sixtus III, Hilary, Damasus II and Pius IX.

Santa Maria della Misericordia al Verano is a church located in the huge municipal cemetery of Campo di Verano. The cemetery of Campo di Verano was originally founded by Napoleon's French invaders, who issued an edict in 1804 banning the ancient burial practices in the city. Having not evolved since the Middle Ages, they were rightly considered too unhealthy. Pope Pius IX (1846-1878) commissioned Virginio Vespignani to design the cemetery and oversee the construction of the main architectural elements. The church was completed in 1862.

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was built between 1870 and 1887, according to the plans of the architect Francesco Vespignani. The church was commissioned by Pope Pius IX (1846-1878), but due to the annexation of Rome to the Kingdom of Italy, work was interrupted. It was only thanks to the tenacity of the priest John Bosco that construction was resumed in 1880 and completed in 1887.