Sant'Andrea al Quirinale

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Front view
High altar
dome

Sant'Andrea al Quirinale ( Latin Sancti Andreae in Quirinali ) is a church in Rome . It is located on the Quirinal and was carried out by Bernini's assistant from 1658–1670 according to plans by Bernini . The client was Cardinal Camillo Pamphilj , nephew of Pope Innocent X .

The church was consecrated in 1678 and has the patronage of St. Andrew . It is the title church of Odilo Pedro Cardinal Scherer and the rectorate church of the parish of San Vitale .

History and structure

Since the construction site for the Jesuit church , which is consecrated to the Apostle Andrew , was wide but not deep, Bernini chose an oval as the floor plan , which should lead the viewer's gaze in a semicircle to the altar niche opposite the portal . For this purpose, Bernini made use of a combination of various artistic elements that, when combined, form an impressive ensemble. So he visually connected the altarpiece , the sculpture of Andrew and the lantern of the church, which shows the Holy Spirit, through looks and movements: Saint Andrew hanging on the cross looks up to his own stucco version , which ascends skyward.

The church interior, decorated with pink marble, is structured by fluted pilasters in the Corinthian style , angels and putti in stucco decorate the skylights of the church interior.

In 1568, 19-year-old St. Stanislaus Kostka , who was a novice of the order, died in the neighboring Jesuit monastery . A marble monument by Pierre Legros commemorates the saint.

The church served in the years 1870-1946 as the court church of the Italian royal family; it is currently one of the preferred wedding churches.

organ

The organ in the singers' gallery was built in 1938 by the Mascioni organ building company. The instrument has 14 stops on two manual works and a pedal . The actions are electric.

I Grand'Organo C – a 3
Principals 8th'
Flauto Armonico 8th'
Salicionale 8th'
Ottava 4 ′
Ripieno III
II Espressivo C – a 3
Bordone 8th'
Gamba 8th'
Flauto 4 ′
Coro Viole III
Nazardo 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Tromba armonica 8th'
Voce corale 8th'
tremolo
Pedals C – g 1
Subbasso 16 ′
Bordone 8th'
  • Coupling: II / I (also as sub-and super-octave coupling), II / II (sub-octave coupling), I / P (also as super-octave coupling), II / P (also as super-octave coupling)

Cardinal priest

Sant'Andrea al Quirinale was elevated to the title church by Pope John Paul II in 1998 . The following people were cardinal priests of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana:

Cardinal priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana
No. Surname Office from to
1 Adam Kozłowiecki Old Archbishop of Lusaka February 21, 1998 September 28, 2007
2 Odilo Pedro Scherer Archbishop of São Paulo November 24, 2007

literature

  • Heinz-Joachim Fischer : Rome. Two and a half millennia of history, art and culture of the Eternal City. DuMont Buchverlag, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-7701-5607-2 , pp. 276-278.
  • Claudius Ziehr: Baroque competition. The Roman artists Borromini and Bernini. In: Winrich C.-W. Clasen (ed.): Rome for educated citizens. CMZ-Verlag, Rheinbach 2014, ISBN 978-3-87062-160-5 , pp. 187-196.

Web links

Commons : Sant'Andrea al Quirinale  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diocesi di Roma (Diocese of Rome). Retrieved June 22, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Information on the organ from G. Fronzuto: Organi di Roma. Guida pratica orientativa agli organi storici e moderni , Olschki Editore, Firenze 2007, ISBN 978-88-222-5674-4 , pp. 22-23.
  3. ^ David M. Cheney: Sant'Andrea al Quirinale (Cardinal Titular Church) (Catholic-Hierarchy). Retrieved April 16, 2017 .

Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′ 2.5 ″  N , 12 ° 29 ′ 21.6 ″  E