Sant'Angelo in Pescheria is a Roman Catholic church at Via della Tribuna di Campitelli 6 in Rome. It dates from the eighth century and is dedicated to the Holy Angels. Its name refers to a fish market that was built among the ruins of the Porticus Octaviae nearby.
In 752 Pope Stephen II transferred the relics of Saint Symphorosa and her seven sons to the church. In 1347 Cola di Rienzo, who was born nearby, launched his effort to seize control of Rome from its vicinity. Pope Paul IV established the Roman Ghetto close by in 1555, and the ghetto was abolished in 1870.
Inside, the second chapel on the left holds frescoes of the Madonna with Child and Angels, attributed to Benozzo Gozzoli around 1450. Today the church serves the General Curia of the Clerics Regular Minor as its headquarters, and it gives its name to the Sant'Angelo district of Rome.
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