On the left on the corner of the Vicolo di Santa Rufina is Sante Rufina e Seconda (well visible from Piazza di Santa Rufina opposite).
The church was supposedly built on the site of the home of two 3rd century martyrs from Trastevere, the sisters Rufina and – obviously the younger – Seconda. A bull of Calixtus II (1119-1124) indicates that this church was already here before 1123. It was restored in 1602.
The campanile dates from the 13th century.
Details: three stories with biforiums with stone columns, the lower two of which were bricked up on the west side. On the side of the Vicolo di Santa Rufina all arches remain open.
Between the stories and below the roof cornices with a flat band (partly disappeared) and saw-tooth frieze with consoles in between; herringbone brickwork between the consoles in the lower cornice; double-jointed decorative arches over the openings, with embossed bands and saw-tooth frieze frames projecting from the corners of the arches; holes in the two upper levels but no ornaments left.
Route
Continue through Via della Lungaretta.
Past the Vicolo di Sant'Agata (on the left) but before Piazza Sidney Sonnino, right into Largo San Giovanni de Matha.
