04 works, Today, August 30th, is Saint Pammachius’ day, his story illustrated #242
1 min readAug 30, 2020
Pammachius with the plan of the basilica he built , altarpiece, 1719
Basilica of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo in Rome
Pammachius (died c. 409 AD) was a Roman senator who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. Pammachius became a monk, that is, put on a religious habit and gave himself up to works of charity. After his wife’s death he built a hospice for poor strangers…