The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is a Catholic Minor basilica and titular church in rione Esquilino, Rome, Italy. It is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme at night
Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, interior
Renaissance-era engraving of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme surrounded by countryside, 1848 painting
Pope Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758.
Cardinal Lambertini c. 1740.
Bust of Benedict XIV by Pietro Bracci, Museum of Grenoble
Benedict XIV in 1741, portrait by Subleyras