 The authenticity of Pudentiana has been questioned and the name suggested to have originated in an adjective used to describe the house of Saint Pudens, the "Domus Pudentiana".The Basilica of Santa Pudenziana is recognized as the oldest place of Christian worship in Rome.It was erected over a 2nd-century house, probably during the pontificate of Pius I in AD 140–55, re-using part of a Roman bath facility, still visible in the structure of the apse.