Santi Simone e Giuda, Rome

The building lies in rione Ponte, at the top of Monte Giordano [it], an artificial hill to the south-east of Ponte Sant'Angelo, created in the Roman era from the rubble from the nearby marble quay on the Tiber.

[1] Hülsen reports the following information about the church: "In regard to its common name, the details conveyed by Pancirolo should be remembered: "The Monticello was so high that in 1598 while the Tiber was flooding in the surroundings on the night of our Lord's holy Christmas, it remained untouched by the flood.""

[5] During the 17th and 18th centuries the church was a parish and was restored in 1720 by Pope Clement XI Albani (r.

[6][8] In 1905, the northern part, accessed from Via di S. Simone, became the "Alcazar" cinema,[5] then a restaurant and finally a theater[9] which ceased its activity in 2006.

[5] The building is located at the top of a staircase surrounded by ancient houses, one of them bearing a property plate of the Gravina branch of the Orsini family.