Santa Maria della Vittoria
| Santa Maria della Vittoria Our Lady of Victory (English) S. Mariæ de Victoria (Latin) |
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Façade of Santa Maria della Vittoria
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°54′17″N 12°29′39″E / 41.90472°N 12.49417°ECoordinates: 41°54′17″N 12°29′39″E / 41.90472°N 12.49417°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Titular church |
| Leadership | Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Website | Provincia Romana dei Padri Carmelitani Scalzi |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Carlo Maderno, Giovanni Battista Soria |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1605 |
| Completed | 1620 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Width | 19 metres (62 ft) |
Santa Maria della Vittoria (English: Our Lady of Victory, Latin: S. Mariae de Victoria) is a Roman Catholic titular church dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in Rome, Italy. The church is known for the masterpiece of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the Cornaro Chapel, the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. The church is in the Rione Sallustiano, on number 98 via XX Settembre, where this street intersects with Largo Santa Susanna. It stands to the side of the Fontana dell'Acqua Felice. The church mirrors the Church of Santa Susanna across the Largo. It is about two blocks northwest of Piazza della Repubblica and Teatro dell'Opera metro stop.
The church was begun in 1605 as a chapel dedicated to Saint Paul for the Discalced Carmelites. After the Catholic victory at the battle of White Mountain in 1620, which reversed the Reformation in Bohemia, the church was rededicated to the Virgin Mary. Turkish standards captured at the 1683 siege of Vienna hang in the church, as part of this theme of victory.
The order itself funded the building work until the discovery of the Borghese Hermaphroditus in the excavations. Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V, appropriated this sculpture but in return funded the rest of work on the façade and granted the order his architect Giovanni Battista Soria. These grants only came into effect in 1624, and work was completed two years later.
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