Sant' Andrea degli Scozzesi (English: St Andrew of the Scots) is a former

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church in

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, near

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on Via delle

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. Once a haven for

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in Rome, it was deconsecrated in 1962 and still stands.

History

The church was built under

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

in 1592 with the title ''S.Andrea e S.Margherita regina''. It was constructed for the Scottish expatriate community in Rome, especially for those intended for priesthood. The adjoining hospice was a shelter for Catholic Scots who escaped their country because of religious persecution. In 1615,

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

gave the hospice and the nearby Scots College to the

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. It was rebuilt in 1645. They became more important when

James Francis Edward Stuart James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 16881 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs, was the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He was Prince of Wales fro ...

, the Old Pretender, set his residence in Rome in 1717. It was abandoned during the French occupation of Rome in the late 18th century. In 1820, religious activity was resumed, but no longer by the Jesuits. It was reconstructed in 1869 by Luigi Poletti. The church was deconsecrated in 1962 and incorporated into a bank ( Cassa di Risparmio delle Province Lombarde). The Scottish Seminary, the ''Pontificio Collegio Scozzese'' (

Scots College, Rome The Scots College (or The Pontifical Scots College) (Italian: Il Pontificio Collegio Scozzese) in Rome is the main seminary for the training of men for the priesthood from the dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. History The Scot ...

), also moved away, to a new site on the Via Cassia. The Feast of St Andrew is still celebrated here on 30 November.

Art

The simple two-storied

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façade is only decorated with the cross and two fishes of

Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Pete ...

, the patron saint of

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

. The former Scottish Seminary is still decorated with the coat of arms and motto of the country. The interior of the church was left intact after 1962. It has two aisles, side altars and barrel-vaulted ceiling. In the centre of the ceiling is a 16th-century fresco of ''St Andrew in Glory''. The high altar was made in the 17th century. The altarpiece from the 18th century is by Scottish painter Gavin Hamilton, and depicts the ''Martyrdom of St Andrew''. There is also an ''Enthroned Madonna with Sts Columba and Ninian'' by

Alexander Maximilian Seitz Alexander Maximilian Seitz (1811-1888) was a German painter. Life and work Seitz studied under Peter von Cornelius, and two early pictures, ''Joseph sold by his Brethren'' and the ''Seven Sleepers'', received speedy recognition. Heinrich Maria ...

. On both sides of the sanctuary there are hinged grates covering openings into tribunes where members of the exiled royal family would sit when they attended Mass.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sant'Andrea Degli Scozzesi Roman Catholic churches completed in 1592

Andrea Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that r ...

Religious organizations established in the 1590s

Catholic organizations established in the 16th century 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Andrea degli Scozzesi Andrea degli Scozzesi

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