Hidden behind the modest baroque facade is a sublimely simple 5th-century church. To the right of the altar stands a wooden effigy of St Antiochus, a martyr of North African origin who was enslaved by the Romans and later hid out in the basilica's creepy Basilica di Sant’Antioco Martire Catacombs.
Basilica di Sant’Antioco Martire
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