Tetragrammaton Tour

❌ I Do Not Offer an In-Person Tetragrammaton Tour!

🏛️ Rome: The City of the Divine Name

Rome (including Vatican state) boasts the highest number of occurrences of the Divine Name in the world, second only to the Bible Shrine Museum of Jerusalem!

Discoveries So Far

To date, I have found the Divine Name a total of 36 times (31 in Hebrew and 5 in Greek Koinè), across 18 different locations in Rome and in the Vatican state!

Still Much to Explore

There is no doubt many more remain undiscovered. Numerous Tetragrammaton are likely hidden inside the 18 Jewish synagogues in Rome, which are not open for visits!

🕰️ A 14-Year Treasure Hunt

This fascinating search for the Divine Name in the Eternal City has been ongoing for over 14 years!

Why a Self-Guided Tour?

Rome is vast, and visiting most Tetragrammaton in a few hours is impossible — due to distances!

📜 What You’ll Find

Of the 36 discovered Tetragrammaton in Rome and in the Vatican, only one is closed to visitors.

🧭 Ready to Be Your Own Guide?

Here is the list of the 36 Tetragrammaton in Rome and an interactive Google Maps link!

🎯 Have an Unforgettable Tetragrammaton Hunt!

Museum Synagogue – 11 (Entry ticket €10)

(Nine are on textiles, books, and ritual objects throughout the museum comoplex and the two synagogues connected to it)

Great Jewish Synagogue – 1

Spanish Synagogue – 1

Jewish Museum – 7

+ 2 more on the exterior panel of the Synagogue

St. Bernardino alle Terme Church – 1

Funeral monument of the sculptor Carlo Finelli, to the left on the apse; on the book held by the allegorical figure faith - marked in red (1853 Rinaldo Rinaldi)

A Metro line – REPUBBLICA stop

Moises Fountain - Acqua Felice Fountain – 1

Relief of Aaron in the left niche, on the priestly plate on his forehead (1585-1589 Gian Battista della Porta) Ex 28:36

A Metro line – REPUBBLICA stop

Diocletian's Bath Museum (2nd floor) – 5

(Fountain of Anna Perenna section) (IV-V AD on the magic nails - an ancient Greek rendering of the Name)

A/B Metro line – TERMINI stop

St. John Lateran Cathedral (Chapel of Most Holy) – 1

South transept, statue of Aaron next to the Altar of the Blessed Sacrament (1600 Silla da Viggiù)

On the priestly plate on his forehead - Ex 28:36

A Metro line – SAN GIOVANNI stop

St. Emerenziana Church – 1

Very high up in the large apse mosaic, above Christ (1968 Father Ugolino da Belluno)

B1 Metro line – LIBIA stop

Oratory of the Filippini (Borromini Hall) – 1 (Not open to the public) 

(1637-1667 Borromini)

Vallicelliana Library – 1

(Fresco on the ceiling in the middle of the room)

Near Navona Square

St. Andrea della Valle Basilica – 1

A the base of the dome - painting of Aaron, on the priestly plate on his forehead (1621-1625 Lanfranco) Ex 28:36

Near Campo dei Fiori

Cathedral of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary – 1

Stained-glass window in the left-hand aisle, beneath the menorah symbol (1950)

Urban Railway – LA STORTA stop

Argonauta Business Center – 1 (Entrance gate on Via degli Argonauti side)

Large metal inscription affixed to the exterior gate (2022)

B Metro line – GARBATELLA stop

St. Maria Liberatrice Church – 1

Right-hand aisle, within a luminous feature of the modern decoration (1969 Luciano Bartoli)

B Metro line – PIRAMIDE stop

St. Mary del Popolo Church (Chigi Chapel) – 1

Second chapel on the left-hand side of the nave; the tablet held by the angel "I'm YHWH" (1513-1656 Lorenzetto/Raphael/Bernini)

A Metro line – FLAMINIO stop

St. Maria dei Monti Church– 1

First chapel on the left, on the architrave of the chapel (1584-1585 Andrea de Monte) Luke 1:38

Colosseum district

St. Cosma and Damiano Church (St. Mary and St. John Chapel) – 1

Second chapel on the right - painting of Aaron, on the priestly plate on his forehead Ex 28:36

B Metro line – COLOSSEUM stop

St. Ponziano Church– 1

In the apse graffito, above the figure of the risen Christ (1967 Father Ugolino da Belluno)

Assembly Hall district

VATICAN STATE

St. Peter's Basilica – 4

A Metro line – OTTAVIANO stop

Vatican Museums (Ceiling of Christian Museum) – 2

(Entry ticket €25-45 depending on day)

A Metro line – OTTAVIANO stop

💶 Price of Your Self-Guided Tetragrammaton Tour

€6 (cost of a daily Rome city transport ticket)