San Marcello al Corso, a church in

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, Italy, is a

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whose cardinal-protector normally holds the (intermediary) rank of

cardinal-priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

. The church, dedicated to

Pope Marcellus I Pope Marcellus I (6 January 255 – 16 January 309) was the bishop of Rome from May or June 308 to his death. He succeeded Marcellinus after a considerable interval. Under Maxentius, he was banished from Rome in 309, on account of the tumult ca ...

(d. AD 309), is located just inset from

Via del Corso The Via del Corso is a main street in the historical centre of Rome. It is straight in an area otherwise characterized by narrow meandering alleys and small piazzas. Considered a wide street in ancient times, the Corso is approximately 10 metres w ...

, in ancient times called ''via Lata'', and which now connects

Piazza Venezia Piazza Venezia () is a central hub of Rome, Italy, in which several thoroughfares intersect, including the Via dei Fori Imperiali and the Via del Corso. It takes its name from the Palazzo Venezia, built by the Venetian Cardinal, Pietro Barbo (l ...

Piazza del Popolo Piazza del Popolo is a large urban square in Rome. The name in modern Italian language, Italian literally means "People's Square", but historically it derives from the Populus, poplars (''populus'' in Latin language, Latin, ''pioppo'' in Italian) ...

. It stands diagonal from the church of

Santa Maria in Via Lata Santa Maria in Via Lata is a church on the Via del Corso (the ancient Via Lata), in Rome, Italy. It stands diagonal from the church of San Marcello al Corso. It is the Station days for Tuesday, the fifth week of lent. History The first Christi ...

and two doors from the

Oratory of Santissimo Crocifisso The Oratorio del Santissimo Crocifisso or the Oratory of the Most Holy Crucifix is a building in central Rome, Italy. Located next to the church of San Marcello al Corso, it served as a prayer hall and meeting house for the Archconfraternity of t ...

History

While the tradition holds that the church was built over the prison of

(d. 309), it is known that the ''Titulus Marcelli'' was present no later than 418, when

Pope Boniface I Pope Boniface I ( la, Bonifatius I) was the bishop of Rome from 28 December 418 to his death on 4 September 422. His election was disputed by the supporters of Eulalius until the dispute was settled by Emperor Honorius. Boniface was active in ma ...

was elected there. The "Septiformis"

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, commanded by

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in 590, saw the men moving from San Marcello.

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, in the 8th century, built a church on the same place, which is currently under the modern church. The corpse of

Cola di Rienzo Nicola Gabrini (1313 8 October 1354), commonly known as Cola di Rienzo () or Rienzi, was an Italian politician and leader, who styled himself as the "tribune of the Roman people". Having advocated for the abolition of temporal papal power a ...

was held in the church for three days after his execution in 1354. On 22 May 1519, a fire destroyed the church. The money collected for its rebuilding was used to bribe the ''

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s'', who were pillaging the city during the

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. The original plan to rebuild the church was designed by

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, who fled the city during the Sack and never returned to finish it. The work was continued by

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, who rebuilt the church, but a

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flood damaged it again in 1530. It was only in 1692–1697 that the church was completed with a facade by

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, commissioned by Monsignor Marcantonio Cataldi Boncompagni.F. Titi, page 322. The exterior travertine statues were sculpted by

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, and the

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over the entrance, with depicts '' San Filippo Benizio'', was created by

Antonio Raggi Antonio Raggi (1624–1686), also called ''Antonio Lombardo'', was a sculptor of the Roman Baroque, originating from today's Ticino. Biography He was born in Vico Morcote on the Lake Lugano. His mentor in Rome for nearly three decades was Gian ...

. Benizio had been a member of the Servite order. Under the main altar, decorated with 12th century ''

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'', are the relics of several saints, which include those of Pope Marcellus as well as

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. The last chapel on the left is dedicated to St Philip Benizi. The late-Baroque decoration contains sculptures by Francesco Cavallini and reliefs by

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and

. The first chapel on the left has the double tomb of Cardinal

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and his grandson Antonio Orso sculpted by

. Behind the facade is a ''Crucifixion'' (1613) by

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. The tomb of Cardinal Cennino was sculpted by Giovanni Francesco de'Rossi (la Vecchietta). Along the right, the first chapel of Marchese Maccarani holds an ''Annunciation'' by

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; in the second ''Martyrdom of Sts. Digna and Emerita'' (1727) of Pietro Barbieri (architecture by Francesco Ferrari); in the third ''Madonna with the Child'', a fresco from the late 14th century, episodes of the

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by Francesco Salviati, fresco and paintings of Giovan Battista Ricci; in the fourth chapel a ''Creation of Eve'' and the evangelists Mark and John, frescoes by

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, ''Matthew and Luke'' begun by

and finished by

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. Inside is a cyborium (1691) designed by Carlo Bizzaccheri; in the fifth chapel is a monument to the ''Cardinal Fabrizio Paolucci'' (1726) by

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with an altarpiece by

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and lateral paintings by Domenico Corvi; and a monument to cardinal Camillo Paolucci by

Tommaso Righi Tommaso Righi (1727–1802) was an Italian sculptor and stuccator with a practice in Rome. His marble and stucco funeral monument to Carlo Pio Balestra (died 1776), patron of the Church of Santi Luca e Martina, in the Roman Forum, is probably h ...

(1776) and wall paintings by

. On the left nave, in the fifth chapel, is a ''San Filippo Benizi'' (1725) by

Pier Leone Ghezzi Pier Leone Ghezzi (28 June 1674 – 6 March 1755) was an Italian Rococo painter and caricaturist active in Rome. Biography Ghezzi was born and died in Rome. He trained under his father, Giuseppe Ghezzi, who also trained Antonio Amorosi. ...

and Gagliardi; in the fourth ''Conversion of Saint Paul'' (1560) by

Federico Zuccari Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari (c. 1540/1541August 6, 1609), was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad. Biography Zuccaro was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino (Marche). His docum ...

and his brother Taddeo and, on the sides, of ''History of Saint Paul''. Inside of the chapel has busts of Muzio, Roberto, Lelio Frangipane by

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(1630–40). In the third chapel on the left is a ''Doloroso'' by Pietro Paolo Naldini, ''Sacrifice of Isaac'' and ''discovery of Moses'' by Domenico Corvi; in the first, ''Madonna and seven Saints'' by

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. The church is administered and owned by the

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since 1369.

Cardinal Protectors

* Giulio (1144.02.08 – 1158) * Konrad von Wittelsbach (1163 – 1163) * Mathieu d’Anjou (1178.12 – 1183) *

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(1185.03.06 – 1188) * Fidanzio (1193.02.20 – 1197.02.19) * Gérard,

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(O. Cist.) (1199 – 1200) *

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'') * Giacomo Colonna (1278.04? – 1294 ''in commendam; pro illa vice'' Deaconry) * Nicolas l’Aide (1294.09.18 – 1294.10) * Arnaud de Canteloup (1305.12.15 – 1313.12.14) *

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(1316.12.17 – 1327.12.18) * Androin de la Roche,

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(1378.09.18 – 1383.10.15) * Antonio Casini (1426.05.27 – 1439.02.04) *

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(1553.11.29 – 1555.10.10) *

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(1555.10.25 – 1559.12.04) *

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(1675.01.28 – 1685.04.09) *

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References

"San Marcello al Corso"
Chris Nyborg. *

Bibliography

* Darko Senekovic, S. Marcello al Corso, in: D. Mondini, C. Jäggi, P. C. Claussen, ''Die Kirchen der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter 1050-1300'', Band 4 (M-O), Stuttgart 2020, pp. 30–46 (German).

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