Sant'Andrea della Valle is a

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and

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in the

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of the city of

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and is located on the Piazza Vidoni, at the intersection of Corso Vittorio Emanuele (facing facade) and Corso Rinascimento. It is one of the great 17th century preaching churches built by Counter-Reformation orders in the

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(the others being

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of the

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, The Gesù and

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of the

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, and the Chiesa Nuova of the

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Overview

A church was initially planned when, in 1582, Donna Costanza Piccolomini d'Aragona, duchess of

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and descendant of the family of

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, bequeathed her palace and the adjacent church of San Sebastiano in central Rome to the

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order for construction of a new church. Since Amalfi's patron was

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, the church was planned in his honor. Work initially started around 1590 under the designs of

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and Pier Paolo Olivieri, and under the patronage of Cardinal Gesualdo. With the previous patron's death, direction of the church passed to

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, nephew of Pope

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. Work restarted by 1608, financed by what was then an enormous endowment of over 150,000 gold

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, and with a more grandiose plan designed mainly by

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. The interior of the church was completed by 1650, with some changes added by Francesco Grimaldi.

Dome

The fresco decoration of Sant'Andrea's dome was one of the largest commissions of its day. The work was disputed by two

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pupils,

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and

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. In 1608, Lanfranco had been chosen by Cardinal Alessandro, but the Ludovisi papacy of

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favored the Bolognese Domenichino. In the end, both artists were employed, and Lanfranco's lavish dome decoration (completed 1627) set the model for such decorations for the following decades. This dome was for a long time the third largest dome in Rome, after the Basilica of St Peter and the Pantheon.

Chapels on the right side

The ''Ginetti Chapel'', first on the right, was designed by

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in 1670, while the sculptural relief in white marble depicting ''Angel Urges Sacred Family to Flee to Egypt'' (1675) was sculpted Antonio Raggi. The angel is depicted in the style of his mentor,

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. In this chapel are buried Cardinal

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(died 1671) and his nephew, the Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Ginetti (died 1691). The second ''

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Chapel'' has a ''Pietà, Leah and Rachel'' (1616), copies in bronze by Gregorio De Rossi from originals by

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. The chapel was probably designed by Michelangelo, but executed by

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(1555–1632). Beneath the statues of Leah and Rachel are two bronze bas-reliefs depicting a "Deposition from the Cross" and "Christ's Descent into Limbo". The cenotaphs in black marble in the side walls were erected for the Strozzi family: Cardinal Lorenzo (died 1571), Leone (died 1554), Pietro (died 1558), Roberto Strozzi (died 1566) and Maddalena Medici. The chapel of "Our Lady of the Sacred Heart" (1887–1889) was designed by

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. The painting of the Madonna is by Silverio Capparoni and was blessed by Pope

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. In the right transept is the ''Chapel of St

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'' with '' Glory of Sant'Andrea Avellino'' (1625) by

, who also frescoed the impressive ''Glory of Paradise'' (1625–28) in the cupola, with figures of the evangelists in the pendentives (1621–1628) by his rival, Domenichino. In the corner of the right transept are situated two chapels. The chapel of the Crucifix (1647) displays an antique wooden crucifix above a painting of the Madonna inside a radiant halo. On the right side is the tomb of the Theatine Cardinal St

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. The "Oratory of the Divine Love" dates from 1751.

Chapels on the left side

The ''Chapel of the Madonna della Purità'' was originally dedicated to the

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. In 1647 it was designated to the Madonna, patroness of the

. The altar was consecrated in 1725 and shows beneath the tomb of the martyr Saint Fortunatus. The four lunettes on the arches were painted by

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in 1912. The altarpiece ''Madonna della Purità'' (1647) is a copy by the Neapolitan painter Alessandro Francesi of an original (1641) by the Spanish painter Luis de Morales, still located in the Neapolitan church of

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). It was adorned with a golden radiant

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in gratitude for having saved the city from famine. On the left wall of the chapel is the tomb of Cardinal Stoppani (died 1774). The left transept is dedicated to

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, founder of the Theatines. The altarpiece, depicting ''St Cajetan adoring the Madonna and Child'' (1770) was painted by Mattia de Mare, while the altar dates from 1912 by

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. The frescoes (1770) on the side walls were painted by Alessio D'Elia. In front of the altar are allegorical statues of ''Abundance'' and ''Wisdom'' by Giulio Tadolini. Over the entrance to the left circular chapel is the tomb of

(1475), completed by a follower of

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in 1615. The third chapel on the left is dedicated to

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and was decorated with paintings by

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in 1869. The altarpiece "Saint Sebastian" was painted by Giovanni de' Vecchi in 1614. The chapel "Rucellai o Dei Beati" was designed in 1610 by Matteo Castelli de Melide, a relative of the Borromini family. The altarpiece, attributed to the Sicilian painter

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(1754–1831), depict three Blessed Theatines : Marinoni, Burali D'Arezzo and Tomasi. On the right wall is a painting by

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(Pomarancio) of ''the archangel Gabriel in the presence of the Eternal Father''. Pomarancio also painted ''The

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and Tobias the elder'' on the left wall and the fresco in the cupola ''Glory of music making angels''. The other paintings are by

Ambrogio Buonvicino Ambrogio Buonvicino (c. 1552 - 1622) was an Italian sculptor of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, active mainly in Rome. He was born in Milan, and trained under Pietro Antichi. He moved to Rome around 1581. Among his works are bas-reliefs ...

and depict ''Angels in Glory''. In the left wall is the sepulchral monument in black marble of Orazio Rucellai (1604–1673) and the tomb of

Giovanni della Casa Giovanni della Casa (28 June 1503 – 14 November 1556) was an Italian poet, diplomat, clergyman and inquisitor, and writer on etiquette and society. He is celebrated for his famous treatise on polite behavior, ''Il Galateo, Il Galateo overo de� ...

, author of '' Il Galateo''. The right wall houses the tomb of Annibale Rucellai (died in 1601), bishop of

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, France. The last chapel on the left is the Cappella Barberini, designed by Matteo Castelli di Melide in 1616, on a commission from Cardinal Maffeo Barberini (who became

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). The altarpiece ''Assumption'' (between four Corinthian columns in antique rose marble) and the paintings ''Visitation'' and ''Lucia collects the body of St Sebastian'' are by Domenico Cresti (il Passignano). On the left, in the furthest niche is a ''Saint John the Baptist'' (1616) by

Pietro Bernini Pietro Bernini (6 May 1562 – 29 August 1629) was an Italian sculptor. He was the father of one of the most famous artists of Baroque, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, as well as the sculptor-architect Luigi Bernini. Biography Bernini was born in Sesto ...

, and in the closest niche on the right is

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's ''Saint Martha'' (1629), which is significantly larger than the other three sculptures, with Saint Martha seeming to want to leave her niche.

Apse

The apse decoration is by

Alessandro Algardi Alessandro Algardi (July 31, 1598 – June 10, 1654) was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome. In the latter decades of his life, he was, along with Francesco Borromini and Pietro da Cortona, one of the major rivals ...

. In the apse half-dome the ''History of Sant'Andrea'' and ''Virtues'' are frescoed by

. In the apse walls are three frescoes ''Crucifixion, Martyrdom and burial of Sant'Andrea'' by

Mattia Preti Mattia Preti (24 February 1613 – 3 January 1699) was an Italian Baroque artist who worked in Italy and Malta. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Saint John. Life Born in the small town of Taverna in Calabria, Preti was called ''Il Ca ...

(1650–1651), as commissioned by Donna Olimpia Maidalchini, sister-in-law of Pope

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Facade

The

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facade was added between 1655 and 1663 by

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, at the expense of Cardinal

Francesco Peretti di Montalto Francesco Peretti di Montalto (1597 – 4 May 1655) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. Peretti was born to an Italian noble family. By birth he was to be the successor of his father; Prince of Venafro, Venetian patrician, Marquis of San Marti ...

, nephew of Alessandro.

Pipe organ

Sant'Andrea della Valle is home to a two manual, 36 stop pipe organ. Originally built in 1845, it is currently maintained by Stefano Buccolini of Organi Buccolini in Rome. The basilica's current organist has been playing at St. Andrea della Valle since January 2017 and can often be heard practicing on weekday afternoons.

Varia

The church houses the cenotaphs of Popes

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and Pius III, who are buried in the church. The first act of the opera ''

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'' by

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is set in Sant'Andrea della Valle. However, the Cappella Attavanti used was a poetic invention. Sant'Andrea della Valle later became a model for the construction of other churches like the St. Kajetan church in

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and the Church of St. Anne, Kraków. On the square in front of the church stands the fountain of Carlo Maderno, which until 1937 was situated in the now destroyed '' Piazza Scossacavalli'' in the Borgo.

Cardinal–Priests

The Church of S. Andrea della Valle was designated a cardinatial ''titulus'' on 12 March 1960. This was in preparation for Pope John XXIII's creation of seven new cardinals on 28 March. The number of cardinals had exceeded the traditional number of seventy, and new titles were needed. The following have been

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s of the ''Titulus S. Andreae Apostoli de Valle'':David M. Cheyney, ''Catholic–Hierarchy:'
''Cardinal Priests of S. Andrea della Valle''
. Retrieved: 2016-03-13. * Luigi Cardinal Traglia (28 Mar 1960 Appointed – 28 Apr 1969 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso) * Joseph Cardinal Höffner (24 Feb 1969 Appointed – 16 Oct 1987 Died) * Giovanni Cardinal Canestri (28 Jun 1988 Appointed – 29 Apr 2015 Died) *

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(19 Nov 2016 Appointed – Present)

References

Sources

* Alba Costamagna, Daniele Ferrara, and Cecilia Grilli, ''Sant'Andrea della Valle'' (Milan: Skira, 2003). * * Howard Hibbard, ''Carlo Maderno and Roman Architecture, 1580–1630'' (State College PA, USA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1971). * Cecilia Pericoli Ridolfini, ''Roma. Sant'Andrea della Valle'' (Bologna: Officine grafiche Poligrafici il Resto del Carlino, 1967). * Howard Hibbard, "The Early History of Sant'Andrea della Valle", ''The Art Bulletin'' 43 (1961), 289–318. * Sergio Ortolani, ''San Andrea della Valle'' (Roma: Casa Editrice Roma, 1923). * A. Boni, ''S. Andrea della Valle, nella sua storia e nei suoi monumenti'' (Rome 1907) * Ottaviano Caroselli, ''Alcuni studiosi del Domenichino nella Chiesa di S. Andrea della Valle in Roma'' (Tolentino: F. Filelfo 1905).

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