Regola is the 7th ''

rione A (; plural: ) is a neighbourhood in several Italian cities. A is a territorial subdivision. The larger administrative subdivisions in Rome are the , with the being used only in the historic centre. The word derives from the Latin , the 14 su ...

'' of

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, Italy, identified by the initials R. VII, and belongs to the

Municipio I Municipio I is an administrative subdivision of the municipality of Rome, encompassing the centre of the city. It was first created by Rome's city council on 19 January 2001 and has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections. On 11 ...

. The name comes from ''Arenula'' (the name is recognizable in the modern ''Via Arenula''), which was the name of the soft sand (''rena'' in

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) that the river

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left after the floods, and that built strands on the left bank. The inhabitants of the ''rione'' are called ''Regolanti''. They were nicknamed ''mangiacode'' ('tail-eaters'), after the typical dish ''

coda alla vaccinara Coda alla vaccinara is an oxtail stew in modern Roman cuisine including various vegetables, notably celery. The tail is considered offal, nicknamed in Rome the '' quinto quarto'' 'the fifth fourth'. Preparation The oxtail is parboiled and then s ...

'', which was a specialty of the many ''vaccinari'' ('butchers') of the ''rione''. The seal of the ''rione'' represents a rampant deer with a turquoise background.

History

During the

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, the area belonged to the ''

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''. In particular, in the modern Regola there was the

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, the stadium where the riders of the ''triga'' (a cart with three horses) used to train. When Emperor

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divided

into 14 regions, the modern Regola belonged was included in the IX region called ''

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''. In the

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it entered the fourth of the seven new ecclesiastic regions, even if at that time the limits of the ''rioni'' were not very clear. Because of the very frequent floods of the river

, the area was unhealthy and it was drained at the end of the Middle Ages. In

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, when rione Borgo was established, the number of the ''rioni'' increased to 14, and Regola became the 7th, with the name of ''Arenulae et Chacabariorum''. In

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, after the walls to stop the floods of the Tiber were built, the look of the area changed completely, removing all the things that grew up close to the river during the centuries. Though small, the ''rione'' contains many kinds of buildings: palaces, hospitals, churches, embassies, ancient prisons and poor houses.

Geography

Boundaries

To the north, Regola borders with Ponte (R. V), from which is separated by Via Bravaria, Vicolo della Scimia, Via delle Carceri and Via dei Banchi Vecchi; with

Parione Parione is the 6th ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. VI, and belongs to the Municipio I. Its name comes from the fact that in the area there was a huge ancient wall, maybe belonging to the stadium of Domitianus; the nickname ...

(R. VI), whose border is marked by Via dei Banchi Vecchi, Via del Pellegrino, Via dei Cappellari,

Campo de' Fiori Campo de' Fiori (, literally "field of flowers") is a rectangular square south of Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, at the border between rione Parione and rione Regola. It is diagonally southeast of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and one block nort ...

, Via dei Giubbonari; and with

Sant'Eustachio Sant'Eustachio is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, named for the martyr Saint Eustace. It is located on Via di Sant'Eustachio in the rione Sant'Eustachio, a block west of the Pantheon and via della Rotonda, and a ...

(R. VIII), the boundary being outlined by Via dei Giubbonari, Piazza

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, Via Arenula and Via di Santa Maria del Pianto. To the east, it borders with Sant'Angelo (R. XI), from which is separated by Via di Santa Maria del Pianto and Piazza delle Cinque Scole, up to the

. The Tiber itself briefly outlines the boundary with Ripa (R. XII),alongside the

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. Southward and westward, Regola borders with

Trastevere Trastevere () is the 13th '' rione'' of Rome: it is identified by the initials R. XIII and it is located within Municipio I. Its name comes from Latin ''trans Tiberim'', literally 'beyond the Tiber'. Its coat of arms depicts a golden head of a ...

(R. XIII), from which is separated by the stretch of the Tiber between Ponte Giuseppe Mazzini and

Ponte Garibaldi Ponte Garibaldi is a bridge that links Lungotevere De' Cenci to Piazza Giuseppe Gioachino Belli in Rome ( Italy), in the Rioni Regola and Trastevere. Description The bridge was designed by architect Angelo Vescovali and built between 1884 and ...

Places of interest

Palaces and other buildings

* Palazzo Cisterna, in

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. * Palazzo Falconieri, in Via Giulia. *

Palazzo Farnese Palazzo Farnese () or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian Republic, it was given to the French government in 1936 for a period of 99 years, and currently serves as the French em ...

, in Piazza Farnese, seat of the French embassy. * Palazzo Fusconi-Pighini, in Piazza Farnese. * Palazzo Piacentini, in Via Arenula, seat of the

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. * Palazzo del Monte di Pietà, in Piazza del Monte di Pietà. *

Palazzo Spada The Palazzo Spada is a palace located on Piazza di Capo Ferro #13 in the rione Regola of Rome, Italy. Standing very close to the Palazzo Farnese, it has a garden facing towards the Tiber river. The palace accommodates a large art collection, ...

and Galleria Spada, in Piazza Capo di Ferro.

Churches

* Sant'Eligio degli Orefici *

Santa Maria in Monticelli Santa Maria in Monticelli is a church in the rione of Regola in Rome, sited on the street of the same name. A church was founded at the site in the 12th century and reconsecrated by Innocent II in 1143. It was known as ''Sancta Maria in Monticelli ...

* Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini * San Salvatore in Onda *

Santo Spirito dei Napoletani Santo Spirito dei Napoletani is a Roman Catholic church on via Giulia, in the Regola ''rione'' of Rome. It was the national church of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and is now the regional church for Campania. History In Pope Pius V's catalogue ...

* Santa Caterina da Siena a Via Giulia * Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte * Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio * San Paolo alla Regola * San Tommaso ai Cenci * Santa Maria del Pianto * San Salvatore in Campo * Santa Maria della Quercia * Santa Brigida *

San Girolamo della Carità San Girolamo della Carità is a church in Rome, Italy, located near the Palazzo Farnese and Campo de' Fiori. History According to tradition, this is the site of the domus of the matron Saint Paola who hosted Saint Jerome when he served as se ...

* Santa Caterina della Rota * San Tommaso di Canterbury * Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli *

Santa Lucia del Gonfalone Santa Lucia del Gonfalone is a church in the diocese of Rome, Italy. It is located on Via dei Banchi Vecchi just one block south of Corso Vittorio Emanuele. The former site of the Archconfraternity of the Gonfalone, the Claretian Missionaries ...

Education

Public libraries in Regola include the ''Biblioteca Centrale dei Ragazzi''.Biblioteche ed i Centri specializzati
" City of Rome. Retrieved on 8 September 2012.

References

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