Chiesa di San Salvatore in Onda

A church of ancient origin, dating from the late 11th century or early 12th, it is first mentioned in a bull of Pope Honorius II in 1127, which, among Roman priests, names a presbiter Crescentius Salvatoris in Unda (the priest Crescentius of Salvatore in Onda). This appellation derives from the countless Tiber floods that affected the area and the church in the past.In 1445 the church and adjoining convent were granted by Pope Eugene IV to the Minor Conventual Friars, while on August 14, 1844 Gregory XVI granted it to Vincenzo Pallotti for the religious community he founded.Following this change of ownership, the church, which had already undergone a radical restoration in the 18th century with the raising of the floor, underwent further renovations, by architect Luca Carimini, who unearthed the columns and capitals of the primitive structure.The church has three naves divided by 12 columns. In the center of the apse is the Madonna and Child by Cesare Mariani (1878); in the high altar is the urn of St. Vincent Pallotti. In a side altar is the Virgo Potens, an image donated by Blessed Elisabetta Sanna (died 1857 and buried in the church). On the choir loft on the counterfacade is the Tamburini pipe organ opus 280, built in 1949; with electric transmission, it has 23 registers on two manuals and pedal.Under the chancel is the crypt, of medieval origin, part of the early church: it has a rectangular plan and three small naves divided by Roman columns with cross vaults; a large Corinthian capital serves as the altar.

Burials in the church

Cesare Macchiati, physician
Elisabetta Sanna, wife and mother
Malatesta Strinati, known as Licida Orcomenio, man of letters
Vincenzo Pallotti, priest