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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 ...

, a Deaconry.'' Santa Maria in Via is a

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church in

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. The church or a chapel existed in the 9th century, but was rebuilt following reports of a miracle. In 1165, it is recorded as Santa Maria in Via, whose appellative means "on the Way", with a reference to the nearby Via Flaminia.

History

On the site there was the house of Cardinal

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, with a well in the stables. On the night of 26 September 1256, the well overflowed. A picture of Our Lady was floating on the waters, which disappeared as soon as the picture was taken.

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declared it a miracle, and ordered the construction of a chapel on its place; in the chapel (the first on the right of the current church) there is still the well of the miracle. Pope Innocent VIII ordered the construction of the current church, which was built in 1491–1513. Renovations were performed under

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and later by Carlo Lombardi. The façade and portico were designed by Pietro da Cortona (1660). The main altar was decorated by Santi Ghetti. The works were completed under Cardinal Saint

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, titular of the church, in 1604. The church of S. Maria in Via now serves as a national church in Rome for the Ecuadorian community. The church has been served by the

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since a grant of

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in 1513.

Cardinal Priests

The ''Titulus S. Mariae in Via'' was instituted by

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in 1551. The occupants of the titulus have been: * Fulvio Giulio della Corgna, O.S.Io.Hieros. (4 December 1551 — 29 May 1555) translated to Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola *

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(29 May 1555 — 26 April 1563) *

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(15 May 1565 — 16 May 1581) * Vincenzo Lauro (20 May 1585 — 2 March 1589) translated to Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente * Gianfrancesco Morosini (28 March 1590 — 10 January 1596) *

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(21 June 1596 — 22 January 1599) *

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, S.J. (17 March 1599 — 1 June 1605) translated to Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana) * Stefano Pignatelli (3 March 1621 — 12 August 1623) * Gil Carrillo de Albornoz (12 August 1630 — 2 August 1643) translated to Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio *

Francesco Angelo Rapaccioli Francesco Angelo Rappaccioli (1608 – 15 May 1657) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. Biography Rappaccioli was born in 1608, the son of a modest family in Narni, Italy. He entered the service of the church and became a referendary of the ...

(14 December 1643 — 21 November 1650) translated to Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia *

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(18 August 1653 — 9 March 1654) translated to Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite * Francesco Albizzi (23 March 1654 – 24 August 1671) Appointed Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati * César d’Estrées (8 August 1672 – 28 January 1675) Appointed Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio * Carlo Carafa della Spina, C.R. (27 May 1675 – 19 Oct 1680) *

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(19 October 1689 – 23 July 1691) Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede *

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(2 January 1696 – 12 June 1724) Appointed Cardinal-Bishop of Albano *

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(20 November 1724 – 19 December 1725) Appointed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli * Francesco Antonio Finy (8 March 1728 – 6 July 1729) Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto * Carlo Vincenzo Maria Ferreri, O.P. (23 December 1729 – 9 December 1742) *

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(23 September 1743 – 2 Aug 1758 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva) * Pierfrancesco Bussi (19 November 1759 – 10 September 1765) * Antonio Branciforte Colonna (6 April 1767 – 31 July 1786) * Girolamo della Porta (23 February 1801 – 20 September 1802) Appointed Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli *

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References

Bibliography

* Mariano Armellini, ''Le chiese di Roma, dalle loro origine sino al secolo XVI'' (Roma: Tipografia editrice Romana, 1887), pp. 334–336. * Carlo Cecchelli, ''S. Maria in Via'' (Rome: Casa Editrice "Roma" 192?) e Chiese di Roma illustrate, n. 14
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