CHURCH OF THE VIRGIN MARY

Built in the ^6th century on the ruins of an ancient Roman temple and adjoining the villa of Hippolytus, this church contains a mosaic featuring an inscription in homage to the Blessed Virgin dating from 662. It reads: " If you wish to look upon Mary, the virginal mother of God, and upon the Christ she bore, the universal Lord, the only Son of the only God, purify your mind, your flesh and your works. May you purify God's creatures through prayer