Basilica di Santa Pudenziana

Now the church of Rome’s Filipino community, this basilica contains a sparkling 4th-century apse mosaic – the oldest of its kind in the city. An enthroned Christ is flanked by two female figures who are crowning St Peter and St Paul; on either side of them stand apostles dressed as Roman senators. Unfortunately, you can only see 10 of the original Twelve Apostles, as a barbarous 16th-century facelift lopped off two and amputated the legs of the others.