Sant’Eustachio in Campo Marzio
Sant’Eustachio—also known as the Basilica di Sant’Eustachio—is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, named for the martyr Saint Eustace. You’ll find it on Via di Sant’Eustachio, a block west of the Pantheon, between Via della Rotonda and the area around Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza. The story starts early: a church at this site is said to be founded in the 8th century, and by the end of Pope Gregory II’s pontificate (715–731) it was recorded as a diaconia, a center helping the poor and sick. In documents from the 10th and 11th centuries, it’s even described as “in platana”—“between the plane trees”—linked to a tree in the garden of Eustace. Tradition also ties the place to Constantine I, who is believed to have built an oratory here. …
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