Santa Lucia in Selci
| Church of Saint Lucy at Selci Santa Lucia in Selci (Italian) |
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Entrance of the church.
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| Location | Rome |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°53′40.6″N 12°29′47″E / 41.894611°N 12.49639°ECoordinates: 41°53′40.6″N 12°29′47″E / 41.894611°N 12.49639°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | church |
| Leadership | P. Andrea Sampers |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Carlo Maderno, Francesco Borromini |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 7th century |
| Completed | 1638 |
The Church of Saint Lucy in Selci (Italian: Santa Lucia in Selci, also known as Santa Lucia in Silice or Santa Lucia in Orfea (in Orphea, in Orthea)) is an ancient Roman Catholic church, located in Rome, dedicated to Saint Lucy, a 4th-century virgin and martyr.
The church was built no later than the 8th century above the ruins of a Roman structure, the Portico of Livia. According to the tradition, the first church was built under Pope Symmachus (498-514) back in the 6th century. The building was restored by Pope Honorius I in the 7th century and again by Pope Leo III in the 9th century.
The deaconry of Saint Lucy in Silice (or in Orpha) created around 300 is one of the seven original deaconries in Rome. It was confirmed by Pope Saint Sylvester I ca. 314. The church was restored by Pope Honorius I ca 630 in the vicinity of the monumental fountain lacus orphei. It was assigned to one of the seven deacons by Pope Agatho ca. 678. According to Liber Pontificalis, this deaconry received donations from Pope Leo III (795-816). After the 10th century it was known as Santa Lucia in Silice. The deaconry was suppressed in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V.
In the 13th century, a monastery was attached to the church, enclosing it. In 1370, it was granted to the Carthusians. In 1534, it was given to the Benedictines, and in 1568 Pope Pius V granted it to the Augustinians, who still serve the church. Pope Urban VIII altered the monastery in 1624, enlarging it and dividing it into three parts. One was kept by the Augustinians, one was given to Dominican friars and the last was given to the Poor Clares. The monastery was amplified in 1603 according to designs by Bartolomeo Bassi, active in Rome at that time. However, all that remains of this amplification is the portal of the exterior. In 1878 the Italian state expropriated the convent of the Poor Clares, adjacent to San Lorenzo in Panisperna, but the nuns came to the monastery of Santa Lucia in Selci.
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