The Oratory of the Nome di Dio is a small 16th-century Roman Catholic church or prayer hall located on via Petrucci 23 in central

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, region of

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, Italy. The oratory was commissioned in 1577 by the ''Confraternity of the Name of God'', which granted burials to the poor. The external portal, in istrian marble, was designed by Giannandrea Lazzarini in 1763. The highly decorated interiors remain generally intact. The frescoes on the walls and ceilings, depicting a ''Life of Faith'', were completed by

Giovanni Giacomo Pandolfi Giovanni Giacomo Pandolfi (1567–1636) was an Italian painter, who was born and lived in Pesaro. Biography He was likely the son of the painter Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi, also from Pesaro, who had married the sister of the painter Girolamo Dan ...

. The main altar once housed a ''Circumcision of Jesus'' by Federico Barocci. Near the organ was a portrait of Pandolfi.Catalogo delle pitture che si conservano nelle chiese di Pesaro
Antonio Becci, Casa Gavelli, Pesaro, 1783, page 45.

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Roman Catholic churches in Pesaro Renaissance architecture in le Marche 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches completed in 1577 {{Italy-RC-church-stub