Sant'Eustachio () is a Roman Catholic

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and

minor basilica Basilicas are Catholic church buildings that have a designation, conferring special privileges, given by the Pope. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectura ...

in Rome, named for the martyr

Saint Eustace Saint Eustace (Latinized Eustachius or Eustathius, Greek Εὐστάθιος Πλακίδας ''Eustathios Plakidas'') is revered as a Christian martyr. According to legend, he was martyred in AD 118, at the command of emperor Hadrian. 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 block east of

Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza (''lit.'' 'Saint Ivo at the Sapienza (University of Rome)') is a Catholic church in Rome. Built in 1642–1660 by the architect Francesco Borromini, the church is widely regarded a masterpiece of Roman Baroque architecture. ...

and the Via della Dogana Vecchia.

History

The Basilica of San Eustachio viewed from Via della Palombella

A church at the site was founded by the 8th century. The church was recorded as a ''diaconia'' (a centre for helping the poor and the sick) at the end of the pontificate of

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) referring to the tree planted in the garden of the martyr Eustace. However, tradition holds that the emperor

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had previously built an oratory here. This church was called "ad Pantheon in regione nona e iuxta templum Agrippae" (at the Pantheon in the ninth ''rione'' and next to the temple of Agrippa"). The church was restored and had a new

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added at the end of the 12th century during the pontificate of Celestine III (1191–1198), who also deposited the putative relics of Eustace and his family in the church. In the 16th century, it was a favored praying-place for St

Philip Neri Saint Philip Neri , born Filippo Romolo Neri, (22 July 151526 May 1595) was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy dedicated to pastoral care and charitable work. He is sometimes refe ...

. In the 17th and 18th centuries it was almost completely rebuilt, with only the campanile remaining from the old structure. The new design, in the Roman

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style, was produced by several architects : Cesare Corvara and Giovanni Battista Contini (1641–1723), who added chapels and the

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cu ...

, Antonio Canevari (1681–1750),

Nicola Salvi Nicola Salvi or Niccolò Salvi (6 August 1697 (Rome) – 8 February 1751 (Rome)) was an Italian architect; among his few projects completed is the famous Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy. Biography Admitted to the Roman Academy of Arcadia in 1717 ...

(1697–1751) and finally, from 1728, Giovanni Domenico Navone. The new high altar, in bronze and

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marble, was added by Nicola Salvi in 1739 and in 1749

Ferdinando Fuga Ferdinando Fuga (11 November 1699 – 7 February 1782) was an Italian architect who was born in Florence, and is known for his work in Rome and Naples. Much of his early work was in Rome, notably, the Palazzo della Consulta (1732–7) at the Quir ...

put a

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over it. The choir and the sacristy were designed by Canevari and built by Giovanni Moscati.

Façade

The façade was built under the direction of Cesare Corvara († 1703) with the collaboration of other architects. It consists of two sections, with the upper section standing back. The lower part is marked with four

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s and two columns, all with Ionic

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with in the middle of each capital a small head of a deer. The spirals of the

volute A volute is a spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order, found in the capital of the Ionic column. It was later incorporated into Corinthian order and Composite column capitals. Four are normally to be found on an ...

s are connected by a small

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. On the right side of the facade a plaque was placed in memory of the flood of the

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in 1495, whose waters reached up to the basilica. The top section is divided by four pilasters with on each side a large volute. In the middle is a large window with an

arcuated An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it. Arches may support the load above them, or they may perform a purely decorative role. As a decorative element, the arch dates back to the 4th millennium BC, but stru ...

cornice, flanked on each side by a niche adorned with shells. On top is a triangular

pediment Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the cornice (an elaborated lintel), or entablature if supported by columns.Summerson, 130 In an ...

with in its middle a circular window surrounded with palm branches and surmounted by a crown. On top of the pediment stands a deer head with a cross between the antlers (done by the sculptor Paolo Morelli († 1719), in reference to the legend of Saint Eustace. An iron gate, made by Gian Battista Contini, closes off the porch. The square Romanesque

is situated on the back of the church at its left side. Construction was started in 1196 under the pontificate of Pope Celestine III. The top part can be dated back to the end of the 12th century, while the base is somewhat older and can be dated at ca. 1090.

Interior

The interior has a cruciform architectural plan and consists of a single

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

. Its construction was carried out in mature

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under the supervision of the architects Cesare Corvara and Antonio Canevari. The nave is marked on each side by three pilasters resting on a broad base. The pilasters are decked with fluted white marble and surmounted by composite capitals. The

rib vault A rib vault or ribbed vault is an architectural feature for covering a wide space, such as a church nave, composed of a framework of crossed or diagonal arched ribs. Variations were used in Roman architecture, Byzantine architecture, Islamic a ...

is stuccoed with flowers and leaves. The crossing is covered with a dome with a representation of the

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in its middle. The main altar was commissioned by Cardinal Neri Corsini and designed by the architect Nicola Salvi. He made it into an elegant and refined synthesis of marble and gilded metal. The top of the altar rests on an urn in porphyry rosso antico, the costly stone of the ancients, that contains the putative relics of Saint Eustace. The altarpiece was painted in 1727 by Francesco Ferdinandi (1679–1740), also named "l'Imperiali". It represents the martyrdom of Saint Eustace and his family who were roasted to death inside a bronze statue of a bull or an ox, in the year AD 118. The gilded wooden

(circa 1746) over the main altar is attributed to Ferdinando Fuga (1699–1781). The rear of the church is almost completely covered with the organ, made by Johann Conrad Werle in 1767. The gilded balustrade and the wooden front of the organ were executed in

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style by Bernardino Mammucari, Francesco Michetti and Carlo Pacilli. Above the organ stands a glass window representing "the Penitent Magdalene", realized in the last decade of the 19th century by Gabriel and Louis Gesta di Tolosa. The

pulpit A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, accesse ...

was executed in polychrome marble and dates from 1937 to commemorate Pope Benedict XV (1914-1922) who as Cardinal Giacoma della Chiesa frequently preached in this church. His mother, Marquesa della Chiesa lived in the apartments across the street from the church.

Right side

* The Chapel of the

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dates from 1854. The altarpiece by Pietro Gagliardi (1809–1890) represent the Holy Family in Jerusalem. On the right wall is a white marble funeral monument with the bust of Luigi Greppi († 1673), an illustrious member of the Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament. On the left side of the altar stands a small statue of Saint

Raymond Nonnatus Raymond Nonnatus, Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, O. de M. (, , , ), (1204 – 31 August 1240) is a saint from Catalonia in Spain. His nickname (, "not born") refers to his birth by Caesarean section, his mother having died while givin ...

, who, according to his

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, was nominated Cardinal-Deacon of Sant' Eustachio by pope

Gregory IX Pope Gregory IX (; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the '' Decretales'' and instituting the P ...

in 1239, but died en route to Rome. * The Chapel of the

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: its decoration was finished in 1874. Above the 17th-century altar stand two columns of coralline

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that support a broken pediment with a bass-relief in stucco representing the Virgin and Child. The altarpiece by

Ottavio Leoni Ottavio Leoni (1578 – 4 September 1630) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the early-Baroque, active mainly in Rome. Life Ottavio Leoni (sometimes spelled 'Lioni'), draughtsman and engraver was in his day the most fashionable portraiti ...

(or Lioni) (1578–1630) represents the Annunciation. * The Chapel of the

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was restored between 1934 and 1937 by Corrado Mezzana (1890–1952), who also added the altarpiece representing the Sacred Heart of Jesus, on the left wall, the painting "The Last Supper" and on the right wall the painting "Christ on the Cross and

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piercing his Heart". * The right transept contains the paintings made by Jacopo Zoboli (1681–1767) in 1729. On the left wall hangs the large painting of "

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" and in front "The meeting between the Holy Virgin and Elisabeth". The large wooden

confessional A confessional is a box, cabinet, booth, or stall where the priest from some Christian denominations sits to hear the confessions of a penitent's sins. It is the traditional venue for the sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church and the Luther ...

s were made by Corrado Mezzana.

Left side

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lies next to the entrance of the church. The glass window represents "The Baptism of Jesus". The baptismal font dates from the 16th century. * The Chapel of

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was renovated from 1706. The altarpiece by

Biagio Puccini Biagio Puccini (1673–1721) was an Italian painter, active in his native Rome, but also in Tuscany, Umbria and the Marche in a late Baroque style. He was born in Rome. He trained with Antonio Gherardi, but was influenced by Giacinto Brandi, G ...

(1675–1721) shows the saint curing a leper and welcoming an old pilgrim. The fresco on the ceiling represents "The Eternal Father" * The Chapel of the

Archangel Michael Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second ...

is the largest chapel of this church. It was finished between 1716 and 1719 by Alessandro Speroni. The altarpiece by Giovanni Bigatti (1774–1817) is a dramatic rendering of the ''Archangel Michael triumphing over Satan''. Next to the altar hang two paintings : ''St

'' and ''St

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''. On the left wall is the funeral monument of Teresa Tognoli Canale (1807) and on the right wall the funeral monument by

Lorenzo Ottoni Lorenzo Ottoni, also known as Lorenzo Ottone or Lorenzone, (1658–1736) was an Italian sculptor who was commissioned by the papacy and various noble houses of Renaissance Italy. Life Ottoni was born in Rome in 1658 and spent the majority of h ...

(1658–1736) of Silvio Cavalleri († 1717), private secretary to the popes

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and

Clement XI Pope Clement XI (; ; ; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721. Clement XI was a patron of the arts an ...

. * The Chapel of the

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was renovated from 1771 on by the architect Melchiorre Passalacqua and around 1800 by the sculptor Agostino Penna. Next to the altar stand two marble columns in "verde antico" that support a tympanum with two angels in stucco. The oval painting of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a copy made in 1848 from the original painting by

Giovanni Battista Casanova Giovanni Battista Casanova (; 2 November 1730 – 8 December 1795) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Neoclassic period. He was a brother of Giacomo Casanova and Francesco Giuseppe Casanova and was born in Venice. He studied pa ...

. On the left wall hangs a painting by

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(1774) representing "The Flight to Egypt". The painting on the right is "The Holy Family" (1774) by

Tommaso Conca Tommaso Maria Conca (1734–1822), was an Italian painter and draftsman, active mostly in Rome. Biography Tommaso Conca was born in Gaeta, one of the youngest of some eleven siblings, to Giovanni Conca and Anna Laura Scarsella di Castro. His ...

(† 1815). The fresco on the ceiling renders "The Annunciation". At the altar of the left transept there is the altarpiece ''Incontro tra la Santa Vergine e Elisabetta'' (1727) by Jacopo Zoboli. * The left transept contains the statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (second half of the 20th century). * The Chapel of the Crucifix contains the tomb of don Pirro Scavizzi (1884–1964), the parish priest of this church between 1919 and 1932, whose

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is under consideration.

List of titulars (cardinal deacons)

The following were Cardinal Deacons of S. Eustachio: * ? Gregorio (1088–1099) * Gregorio, OSB (←1118–1137) * ? Gaymer (1130 – before 1134) * ? Stefano (circa 1134–?) * Vassalo (1134–1142) * Astaldo degli Astalli (1143–1151) * Ildebrando Grassi, Canonico Regolare (1152–1157) * Guido di Crema (1155 o 1157–1158) *

Pietro di Miso Pietro di Miso (died 17 September 1174) was an Italian cardinal. He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Adrian IV in the consistory of February 1158. Initially he was cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio, but in 1166 he was promoted to the order of ...

(1158–1165?) * Ugo Ricasoli (1163? – circa 1182) ** Stefano (1172–1173),

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Callixtus III Pope Callixtus III (, , ; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alonso de Borja (), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458. Borgia spent his early career as a professor ...

* Gianfelice (1188–1189) * Ugolino dei Conti di Segni (1198–1206) * Aldobrandino Gaetani (o Ildebrando) (1216–1219) * Rinaldo dei Signori di Ienne (1227–1234) * Robert Somercote (1231 or 1239–1251) * ''The claim that Ramón Nonnato held this titular church ca. 1240 has been disproved.''Agostino Paravicini-Bagliani, ''Cardinali di Curia e "familae" cardinalizia dal 1227 al 1254'' II (Padova 1972), pp. 534–535. * Guglielmo Fieschi (1244–1256) * Uberto Coconati (1261–1276) * Giordano Orsini (1278–1287) *

Pietro Colonna Pietro Colonna (born around 1260; died 14 January 1326) was an Italian cardinal. Biography Pietro came from the Roman aristocratic family of Colonna. He was brother of Sciarra Colonna and Stephen the Older, and nephew of Cardinal Giovanni Co ...

(1288–1297) * Riccardo Petroni (1298–1314) * Arnaud de Via (1317–1335), nephew of Pope

John XXII Pope John XXII (, , ; 1244 – 4 December 1334), born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse), was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death, in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by the Conclave of ...

** Giovanni Visconti (1329), pseudocardinal of

Antipope Nicholas V Nicholas V, born Pietro Rainalducci (c. 125816 October 1333) was an antipope in Italy from 12 May 1328 to 25 July 1330 during the pontificate of Pope John XXII (1316–1334) at Avignon. He was the last antipope set up by a Holy Roman Emperor. ...

* Bernard de la Tour (1342–1361) * Pierre Flandrin (1371–1381) * Francesco Renzio (1381–1390) * Baldassare Cossa (1402–1410) ** Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz (1408–1418), pseudocardinal of

Antipope Benedict XIII Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (25 November 1328 – 23 May 1423), known as () or Pope Luna, was an Aragonese nobleman who was antipope with the regnal name Benedict XIII during the Western Schism. Early life Pedro Martínez de Lu ...

(1419–1423) ** Giacomo Isolani (1413–1417), pseudocardinal of Antipope John XXIII (1417-1420?) * Vacant (1423–1439) * Alberto Alberti (1439–1445) **

Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century ( Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula. ...

(or Acuña de Carrillo) (1440), pseudocardinal of

Antipope Felix V Amadeus VIII (4 September 1383 – 7 January 1451), nicknamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and Duke of Savoy from 1416 to 1440. He was a claimant to the papacy from 1439 to 1449 as Felix VWhen numbering of the popes began ...

, declined the appointment * Giacomo del Portogallo (1456–1459) * Francesco Nanni-Todeschini-Piccolomini (1460–1503) * Alessandro Farnese (1503–1519); in commendam (1519–1534) *

Paolo Emilio Cesi Paolo Emilio Cesi (1481–1537) was an Italians, Italian Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal.Agostino Trivulzio Agostino Trivulzio (c. 1485–1548) was an Italian Cardinal and papal legate. He was from a noble family in Milan, the eighth child of Giovanni Trivulzio di Borgomanero, a Councillor of the Dukes of Milan, and Angela (or Agnolina, or Anna) Marti ...

(1537) * Cristoforo Giacobazzi (1537–1540) *

Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora (26 November 1518 – 6 October 1564) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal, known also as ''The cardinal of Santa Fiora''. Life Born in Rome, he was the eldest son of Costanza Farnese and therefor ...

(1540–1552) * Niccolò Caetani (1552–1585) * Ferdinando de' Medici (1585–1587) * Filippo Guastavillani (1587) * Alessandro Damasceni Peretti (1587–1589) *

Girolamo Mattei Girolamo Mattei (8 February 1547 – 8 December 1603) was an Italian Cardinal from the House of Mattei. Biography Mattei was born 8 February 1547, the son of Alessandro Mattei and Emilia Mazzatosta. He was the younger brother of Ciriaco Mattei ...

(1589–1592) * Guido Pepoli (1592–1595) *

Odoardo Farnese Odoardo Farnese may refer to: *Odoardo Farnese (cardinal) (1573–1626) * Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma (1612–1646) *Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma Odoardo Farnese (12 August 1666 – 6 September 1693) was the eldest son of Duke ...

(1595–1617) *

Andrea Baroni Peretti Montalto Andrea Baroni Peretti (1572–1629) was a Catholic cardinal. Biography On 30 November 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastiano Poggi, Bishop Emeritus of Ripatransone, with Lorenzo Azzolini, Bishop of Ripatransone, and Aloysius Galli, ...

(1617–1621) *

Alessandro d'Este Alessandro d'Este (1568–1624) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. On 3 Apr 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Marco Antonio Gozzadini, Bishop of Recanati with Raffaele Inviziati, Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante, Bishop Emeritus of Cefalonia e Zante, an ...

(1621) *

Maurizio di Savoia Maurice of Savoy (10 January 15933 October 1657, Turin) was an Italian nobleman, politician and cardinal. He was the fourth son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catalina Micaela of Spain. Life Born in Turin, Maurice was the fou ...

(1621–1626) * Francesco Boncompagni (1626–1634) * Ippolito Aldobrandini iuniore (1634–1637) *

Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore) Alessandro Cesarini, iuniore (1592 – 25 January 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1638–1644), Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1637–1638), Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1636� ...

(1638–1644) *

Marzio Ginetti Marzio Ginetti (6 April 1585 – 1 March 1671) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Cardinal Vicar of Rome. Early life Ginetti was born in Velletri, the son of a labourer. He was sent to Rome at a very young age to be educated and tried to make ...

(1644) * Carlo de' Medici (1644) * Girolamo Colonna (1644–1652) * Giangiacomo Teodoro Trivulzio (1652–1653) *

Virginio Orsini Gentile Virginio Orsini (c. 1434 – 8 January 1497) was an Italian condottiero and vassal of the papal throne and the Kingdom of Naples, mainly remembered as the powerful head of the Orsini family during its feud with Pope Alexander VI (Rod ...

(1653–1656) * Vincenzo Costaguti (1656–1660) * Lorenzo Raggi (1660–1664) * Carlo Pio di Savoia the younger (1664–1667) * Friedrich Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt (1667–1668) * Decio Azzolino iuniore (1668–1681) * Felice Rospigliosi (1682–1685) * Domenico Maria Corsi (1686–1696) * Vincenzo Grimani (1698–1710) *

Annibale Albani Annibale Albani (15 August 1682 – 21 September 1751) was an Italian catholic Cardinal. Biography Annibale Albani was born in Urbino as a member of the Albani family, of Albanian-Italian origin. His parents were Orazio Albani, brother of Pope C ...

(1712–1716) * Curzio Origo (1716–1726); titolo pro illa vice (1726–1737) *

Neri Maria Corsini Neri Maria Corsini (19 May 1685 – 6 December 1770) was an Italian nobleman, a Catholic priest and cardinal and a leading patron of the arts. A scion from an old Florentine family, he began his career in the service of the Grand Dukes of Tus ...

(1737–1770) * Giovanni Costanzio Caracciolo (1770–1780) * Pasquale Acquaviva d'Aragona (1780–1788) * Vincenzo Maria Altieri (1788–1794) * Filippo Carandini (1794–1810) * Vacant (1810–1816) * Alessandro Lante Montefeltro Della Rovere (1816–1818) *

Giuseppe Albani Giuseppe (Andrea) Albani (13 September 1750 – 3 December 1834) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal. He played an important role in the elections of Leo XII, Pius VIII and Gregory XVI. Biography Albani was born in Rome into a noble fam ...

(1818–1828) * Vacant (1828–1832) * Ludovico Gazzoli (1832–1857) *

Teodolfo Mertel Teodolfo Mertel (9 February 1806 – 11 July 1899) was a lawyer, deacon, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the last cardinal not to have been ordained at least a priest. Life He was born in the town of Allumiere, in the Provinc ...

(1858–1881) * Angelo Jacobini (1882–1886) * Luigi Trombetta (1899–1900) * Vacant (1900–1914) *

Michele Lega Michele Lega S.T.D. J.U.D. (1 January 1860 – 16 December 1935) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of Sacraments. Early life and priesthood Michele Lega was born on 1 ...

(1914–1924); titolo pro illa vice (1924–1926) *

Carlo Perosi Carlo Perosi (18 December 1868 – 22 February 1930) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation from 1928 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 19 ...

(1926–1930) * Vacant (1930–1946) * Giuseppe Bruno (1946–1954) * Vacant (1954–1958) *

Fernando Cento Fernando Cento (10 August 1883 – 13 January 1973) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary. Early life Fernando Cento was born in Pollenza, Italy. His parents were Evaristo Cento a ...

, titolo pro illa vice (1958–1965) * Francis John Brennan (1967–1968) * Giacomo Violardo (1969–1978) * Vacant (1978–1991) * Guido Del Mestri (1991–1993) * Vacant (1993–2001) * Sergio Sebastiani (2001–2024) * Rolandas Makrickas (2024–)

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Richard Krautheimer Richard Krautheimer (6 July 1897 in Fürth (Franconia), Germany – 1 November 1994 in Rome, Italy) was a German art historian, architectural historian, Baroque scholar, and Byzantinist. Biography Krautheimer was born in a Jewish family in Germ ...

, ''Corpus Basilicarum Christianarum Romae: The Early Christian Basilicas of Rome (IV-IX Cent.)'' (Roma: Pontificio istituto di archeologia cristiana, 1937), pp. 213–218. * Antonio Menegaldo & Vincenzo Francia, ''Basilica di Sant' Eustachio in Campo Marzio'' (in Italian) – booklet on sale in the church * Carla Appetiti, ''S. Eustachio'' (Roma: Edizioni "Roma", 1964). * Pasquale Adinolfi, ''Rione Campo Marzo, Rione S. Eustachio'' (Firenze: Le Lettere, 1983) oma nell'età di mezzo / Pasquale Adinolfi, 4

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