The monuments of Christian Rome from Constantine to the renaissance (1908)
Frothingham, Arthur L. (Arthur Lincoln), 1859- · New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 59
- 48 HISTORICAL SKETCH ment is credited to his pontificate. The new basilica of S.Paul was, however, built at this time and dedicated by him.His name is still to be seen on a column saved from the fire of1823j Siricius episcopus tota mente devotus, while on thebase the date of Nov. 18, 390, is… … Ruins of S. Paul, after the Fire of 1823. architect (probably Cyriades) at the orders of the prefect,according to immemorial custom, advised the prefect toconsult the Pope in everything. The new basilica was facedin the opposite direction from the Constantinian building, andwas so much larger that…
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