Santa Maria in Publicolis is a
Baroque church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* C ...
in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
. It is located in the rione of
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 ...
. The facade was designed by
Giovan Antonio de' Rossi Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi (1616–1695) was an Italian architect of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.
Life
He was a contemporary of Carlo Rainaldi.
In 1657, he completed the sacristy of Tivoli Cathedral. That same year, he designed the ...
.
History and Description
The derivation of the suffix name of the church is unclear; some sources said that Valerio Publicola named the church. But others state the family of the prince Santacroce founded the church. Cardinal
Marcello Santacroce
Marcello Santacroce (7 June 1619 – 19 December 1674) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Bishop of Tivoli (1652–1674).
Biography
Marcello Santacroce was born in Rome on 7 June 1619, the son of Son of Valerio and Elena Maria Santac ...
rebuilt this parish church in 1645 using the designs of
Giovanni Antonio de Rossi Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi (1616–1695) was an Italian architect of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.
Life
He was a contemporary of Carlo Rainaldi.
In 1657, he completed the sacristy of Tivoli Cathedral. That same year, he designed the ...
. The first chapel on the right and the main altarpiece were by
Ottavio Vannini. The ''St Francis'' painted for an altar is a copy by
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (1606 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian painter, draughtsman, printmaker and architect. He was an accomplished fresco painter of classical landscapes which were popular with leading Roman families.
Life
Grimaldi ...
of a work by Carracci. Grimaldi also fashioned the tomb monument of the Santacroce family. The portrait of D. Scipione was completed by
Giovanni Battista Maini
Giovanni Battista Maini (6 February 1690 – 29 July 1752) was an Italian sculptor of the Late-Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.
He was born in Cassano Magnago in Lombardy, and died in Rome. He may have had contacts with Foggini in Florence ...
.
Guida metodica di Roma e suoi contorni
by Giuseppe Melchiorri, Rome (1836); page 423.
References
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17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1643
Baroque architecture in Rome
Churches of Rome (rione Sant'Eustachio)
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