Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin,Rome

This church really had a bit of everything! At the entrance the Mouth of Truth, a roman lie detector test, inside the skull of St Valentine, allegedly, and under the crypt of Hadrian (real name Adriano!?!).

We didn't go to the crypt unfortunately as there was a donation, and Rome had already took so much money from us, but we did see the Mouth of Truth and St Valentine's skull. The rest of the church was pretty although far less opulent than others we'd been in. It was nice to see an intricately painted design set against a plain wall for once.Read more