Gesù e Maria (Rome)
| Gesù e Maria | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: 41°54′29″N 12°28′39″E / 41.908009°N 12.477609°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Country | Italy |
| Year consecrated | 1636, 1675 |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Carlo Buzio and Carlo Rainaldi |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1674 (façade) |
| Specifications | |
| Width (nave) | 15 meters |
| Materials | Travertine Marble (Façade) |
Gesù e Maria ("Jesus and Mary") is a Baroque church located on Via del Corso in the Rione Campo Marzio of central Rome, Italy. It faces across the street the similarly Baroque facade of San Giacomo in Augusta.
It is more correctly called Chiesa dei Santi Nomi di Gesù e Maria ("Church of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary"). The church was made a cardinalate deaconry by Pope Paul VI in 1967 with the confusing name of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata ("Most Holy Names of Jesus and Mary on Via Lata"). "Via Lata" is the old name of Via del Corso.
The church now serves as an apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.[2]
The church was built initially for a Discalced Augustinian order starting in 1633, with designs by Carlo Buzio (also called Carlo Milanese). The structure was completed by 1635, and consecrated the next year to Jesus and Mary.
Later the architect Carlo Rainaldi was commissioned to design the simple travertine facade (1671–1674) and ornamented Baroque interiors, including the main altar. From 1678 to 1690, the expensive and ornate marble interior decoration was installed under the patronage of Giorgio Bolognetti, bishop of Rieti. From the 18th through 19th centuries, the church belonged to the Jesuit order. The church was reconsecrated the next year as recalled by an inscription in the sacristy.
The vault and the main altarpiece, depicting a Coronation of the Virgin (1679), are painted by Giacinto Brandi. Stucco work was by Gramignoli and Monsu Michele. The church entrance to the sacristy has frescoes by Giovanni Lanfranco. Other paintings in the sacristy are by Padre Matteo di San Alessio from Palermo. The main altarpiece, alms of San Tomas di Villanova, is by Felice Ottini.
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