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# Saints John and Paul on the ceiling of the Roman basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/khoroshego-dnia-vam-zhelaiut-sviatye-mucheniki-rimskie-ioann-i-pavel-s-palmovymi-vetochkami-na-lakunarnom-potolke-rimskoi-baziliki-santi-dzhovanni-e-paolo-al-chelio-postroennoi-v-398-go/
- Published: 2022-08-11T10:07:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:05:56.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Architecture, Faith, Observations, Rome

Good day to you from the holy Roman martyrs John and Paul, with their palm branches, on the coffered ceiling of the Roman basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio, built in 398 over the house of the saintly brothers. The church was plundered and rebuilt more than once. The reliefs of 1589 remind us how important it is to lift our eyes to the heavens now and then

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_7257@11-08-2022_13-07-07.jpg)