San Salvatore in Lauro is a Catholic church in central

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, Italy. It is located on a piazza of the same name in the rione Ponte. It stands on Via Vecchiarelli, just south of the Lungotevere Tor di Nona and north of

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. Within Rome, the church is also known as St. Jesus. It is the " national church" of the ''marchigiani'', the inhabitants of the

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region of

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(the population of each of Italy's regions was counted as a "nation" before Italian unification). The current protector of this '' titulus'' is

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Angelo Comastri. The first church at the site dates to the 11th century; while the present building was constructed in the 16th century on designs of the Bolognese

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. The main altarpiece and cupola are painted by

Ludovico Rusconi Sassi Ludovico Rusconi Sassi (28 February 1678 – 18 August 1736) was an Italian architect of the Rococo period. Biography and principal works Born in Rome, he was inducted in 1702 to the Academy of Saint Luke. Ludovico Rusconi is known to have worke ...

. In the chapels are works of art by

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François Duquesnoy François Duquesnoy or Frans Duquesnoy (12 January 1597 – 18 July 1643) was a Flemish Baroque sculptor who was active in Rome for most of his career. His idealized representations are often contrasted with the more emotional character of Ber ...

, Alessandro Turchi and a ''Nativity'' by

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. The refectory has a series of

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frescoes (1550) by Francesco Salviati (1550), and contains the 15th century tomb of Pope Eugene IV by

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, transferred here from the

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's ''

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'' was commissioned for a chapel in the church, but was later brought away by the donors and is now in the

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. The

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was first established in 1587 as a

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title but was suppressed in 1670. In the

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of 24 November 2007

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restored the church as a Cardinal-Deaconry.

List of Cardinal Protectors

San Salvatore in Lauro by Girolamo Francino (1588)

*Scipione Lancellotti (20 April 1587 – 2 June 1598) *Luca Antonio Virili (17 December 1629 – 4 June 1634) *

Ciriaco Rocci Ciriaco Rocci (August 8, 1582 – September 25, 1651) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and papal Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Holy Roman Empire. Life Rocci was born on 8 August 1582 in Rome and studied law before entering the service of ...

(13 August 1635 – 25 September 1651) * Pietro Vito Ottoboni (19 February 1652 – 15 November 1660) * Angelo Comastri (24 November 2007 –) {{DEFAULTSORT:Salvatore in Lauro, San 12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Burial places of popes Titular churches Salvatore Lauro