Santa Cecilia in Trastevere

The church of San Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi, built between 1481 and 1492 by a rich Genoese named Meliaduce Cicala, was the national church of the Genoese living in Rome. The church was rebuilt in 1737 and the façade and apse were added. The building then underwent another major restoration in the mid-19th century, with a new façade and internal changes.

The church of Santa Maria dell'Orto was built in the 16th century following a miracle in 1488 when a sick peasant recovered after praying before an image of Mary at the entrance to a garden. As a result of this miracle, a small votive chapel was built, and later the present church. The construction of the church was completed in 1567 with the façade by the architect Vignole and the interior restructuring by Guidetto Guidetti.

Santa Maria della Luce is said to have been founded by St Bonosa in the 4th century. The church was rebuilt in the 12th century, as was the bell tower, which is still preserved. Until 1595, when it became a parish, it was under the jurisdiction of the nearby basilica of San Crisogono. In 1728, a bull of Pope Benedict XIII installed the Friars Minor of the Order of St. Francis of Paola in the church. The current name of the church is due to a series of miracles that occurred in 1730, linked to an image painted on the outside wall of a nearby house, which was seen to shine with its own light. The image was then transferred to the church, which took its present name.