Sacred Destinations Destinations Italy Rome Santa Prassede Santa Prassede Photos 16245 × share full URL share short URL embed link code photo 10 of 43 Previous | Next Detail of Apse Mosaic Detail of apse mosaic. This is Pope Paschal I, who built Santa Prassede. He is depicted with a square nimbus (indicating he was alive at the time the mosaic was created) and holding a model of the church. Credit: Holly Hayes