Chiesa di San Girolamo della Carità

San Girolamo della Carità sits near Palazzo Farnese and Campo de’ Fiori; it grew from a 4th‑century tradition linking the site to Saint Jerome and was rebuilt in the 17th century in a Baroque style with a carved wooden ceiling and an orderly, single‑nave interior. The church has long ties to St. Philip Neri, who lived in the adjoining hospice and used the place for early Oratorian gatherings, giving the site an important role in Rome’s religious life.

Inside you’ll find several striking artworks: the high altar holds a copy of Domenichino’s Last Communion of St. Jerome (the original is in the Vatican Pinacoteca), the richly decorated Spada Chapel—often linked to Borromini’s design—shines with jasper and polychrome marbles, and the Antamoro Chapel is a rare Roman work by Filippo Juvarra containing a backlit marble statue of St. Philip Neri by Pierre Le Gros. The wooden ceiling is carved with images including the Instruments of the Passion, and various chapels hold notable altarpieces and funerary monuments that reflect the church’s long artistic layering.

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