Excerpt from An Historical Description of Ancient and Modern Rome, Vol. 2 of 2: Also of the Works of Art, Particularly in Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting, to Which Are Added, a Tour Through the Cities and Towns in the Environs of That Metropolis, and an Account of the Antiquities Found at Gabia
According to ancient tradition, It was within thefe baths of Nero that the temple della Pietas flood, which was purified by St. Silvelier, and dedicated tachrift. It Was afterwards confecrated by St. Gregory the Great, who enclofed many reliques in the altar; conferred on it many indulgences'; and called it S. Salv'ator in Thermis and to it was annexed an hofp'ital. This is fuppofed to be the (mall church adjoining to' the above mentioned palace called S. Salvator, in which is a Transfiguration, a St. Gregory, and St. Lems, by Odazzi, with other paintings and fculpture.
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