Sant'Anna dei Palafrenieri
| Church of Saint Anne in the Vatican Sant'Anna de' Parafrenieri |
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View of the Church and the Saint Anne's Gate (Porta Sant'Anna)
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 Location on a map of Vatican City
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Vatican City |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°54′15″N 012°27′27″E / 41.90417°N 12.45750°ECoordinates: 41°54′15″N 012°27′27″E / 41.90417°N 12.45750°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Year consecrated | 1583 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Leadership | P. Bruno Silvestrini (O.S.A.) |
| Website | www |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Borromini, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1565 |
| Completed | 1775 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | S |
| Length | 28 metres (92 ft) |
| Width | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Height (max) | 20 metres (66 ft) |
The Church of Saint Anne in the Vatican (Italian: Sant'Anna in Vaticano), known as Sant'Anna de' Parafrenieri (English: Saint Anne of the (Pontifical) Grooms), is a Roman Catholic parish church in Vatican City, dedicated to Saint Anne. The church is the parish church of the State of Vatican City and is placed under the jurisdiction of the Vicariate of the Vatican City and is located beside the Porta Sant'Anna (Saint Anne's Gate), an international border crossing between Vatican City State and Italy.
Commissioned by the Venerabile Arciconfraternita di Sant'Anna de Parafrenieri, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola introduced the oval plan to church design, for the first time in the churches of Sant'Andrea in Via Flaminia and Saint Anne in Vatican, pioneering a plan which was to become influential to Baroque architecture.
By motu proprio of 20 November 1565, Pope Pius IV authorized the Archconfraternity of the Pontifical Grooms to build a church, close to the Apostolic Palace, dedicated to Saint Anne. The construction began that same year. With a design attributed to Renaissance architect Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, the church was one of the first in Rome with an elliptical plan. According to David Watkin, Vignola introduced the oval plan to church design for the first time in the churches of Sant'Andrea in Via Flaminia and Saint Anne in the Vatican, pioneering a plan which was to become influential to Baroque architecture.
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