Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

In 141 A.D the temple was originally erected in honor of Faustina by her husband, the Emperor Antoninus Pius who wanted to deify her and raised her to the ranks of the goddesses. When Antoninus himself died in AD 161 the Senate of Rome decided to dedicate the Temple to both husband and wife.

The site of the ancient Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, of which many significant remains are still visible, was once occupied by the church of Sant-Laurence in Miranda, built in the 7th-8th centuries and completely restructured on occasion of Charles V's visit to Rome in 1528.