The site started as a 15th‑century church for the Archconfraternity of the Gonfalone, and in 1586 it passed to Father Camillo de Lellis to serve as a place of hospitality and prayer for his growing order. Major rebuilding began after Camillo’s death (1614) with designs by Carlo Fontana and Antonio de Rossi, and the church’s … Continue reading Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena
The Chiesa di San Marcello al Corso is a Baroque church on Piazza San Marcello in central Rome, standing on a narrow site between busy streets. From the outside you’ll notice a tall, elegant façade with pilasters and a curved pediment that gives it a graceful, but restrained Baroque look; the church has a compact, … Continue reading Chiesa di San Marcello al Corso
Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via is a small, graceful Baroque church tucked along Via Santa Maria in Via in central Rome, not far from bustling streets and landmarks. From the exterior you’ll notice a modest façade with Baroque details and a compact, intimate interior that feels quieter and more personal than the city’s larger … Continue reading Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via
Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini is a Baroque church that grew from the confraternity founded with St. Philip Neri to help pilgrims and the sick; the present building dates to the late 1500s–early 1600s and sits near Palazzo Farnese and Ponte Sisto. From the outside it has a tall, slightly concave façade and a small dome … Continue reading Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini
Santa Maria di Loreto is a compact Renaissance church tucked beside Trajan’s Column. Built in the early 16th century, its exterior shows crisp classical lines and a tall, slightly squat dome that makes it stand out among the nearby ancient monuments; from the street it looks elegant and orderly, fitting into the tight urban space … Continue reading Chiesa di Santa Maria di Loreto
San Lorenzo in Damaso sits inside the Palazzo della Cancelleria at Piazza della Cancelleria and dates back to a church founded in the 4th century by Pope Damasus, though the building you see now was rebuilt and restored across the Renaissance and later periods. From the street the church is almost hidden by the palace, … Continue reading Basilica di San Lorenzo in Damaso
Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli is a Baroque church on the small Piazza di Campitelli, built in the 17th century as a shrine for a tiny, much‑venerated icon of the Virgin that was believed to have stopped a 1656 plague. From the square the church looks grand but nicely scaled to the street, with … Continue reading Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli
Santa Maria in Trivio is a small Baroque church near the Trevi area that dates back to an early foundation and was rebuilt in the late 16th century by Jacopo del Duca; it sits quietly on a little piazza. The interior is a single nave with shallow side chapels and a barrel-vaulted ceiling that gives … Continue reading Chiesa di Santa Maria in Trivio
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 … Continue reading Chiesa di San Girolamo della Carità
San Salvatore in Onda is a neighborhood church on Via dei Pettinari that dates back to the Middle Ages but was rebuilt in the 19th century and given to the Pallottine order. From the street it looks modest, but inside it opens into a bright, three‑nave space with twelve old columns and a calm, welcoming … Continue reading Chiesa di San Salvatore in Onda
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