Sant'Andrea delle Fratte

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facade
Dome and bell tower

Sant'Andrea delle Fratte ( Latin Sancti Andreae Apostoli de Hortis ) is a church in Rome that was largely built in the 17th century . It is the title church of the Roman Catholic Church and houses u. a. the graves of Rudolf Schadow and Angelika Kauffmann and two marble statues by Gian Lorenzo Bernini .

location

The church is located in Municipio I (Centro Storico) on Via di Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, about 250 meters south-southeast of Piazza di Spagna . In the 12th century this place was on the edge of the built-up area, hence the name delle fratte - "to the places impassable by brushwood and thorn bushes".

Building history

Sant'Andrea delle Fratte was mentioned as early as the 12th century. It was largely given its current shape in the 17th century, the facade on Via di Sant'Andrea delle Fratte was not completed until 1826.

Basic structure

The church is a single-nave building with a transept , dome and a bell tower . It remained unfinished for lack of money, construction work was stopped in 1665. Unusually for Rome, the visible surfaces are therefore not clad in marble, rather only brick masonry with a wealth of Baroque forms can be seen.

Exterior

The transept with the dome and the bell tower was built by Francesco Borromini from 1653 to 1656, who received the order for this from the Marchese Bufalo in 1653. The tower-like projections of the dome drum , which are structured by double columns, represent a special feature. The bell tower following the high baroque variety of shapes is the only outer component made of marble. Giuseppe Valadier had the facade, which also consisted almost entirely of brickwork, in 1826 in the classicism style .

Interior

Inside of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte

The interior is richly covered with marble. The pillars between the side chapels are designed as pilasters , a strong surrounding cornice divides the walls horizontally. The model for the interior space could have been Il Gesù . The execution of the work inside in the 17th and 18th centuries a. a. by Francesco Cozza , Giovanni Battista Maini and Paolo Posi .

Statues by Bernini

To the left and right of the choir entrance are two marble angels by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, originally created between 1667 and 1670 for the Angel's Bridge . The one on the left holds Christ's crown of thorns , the one on the right the ribbon of the cross. They were given to the church by the descendants of Bernini in 1729.

dome

The dome is completely painted, but has no opaion , which means that there is moderate incidence of light; for those of the Church of Sant'Andrea in Mantua this became a model.

Madonna Chapel

In the third side chapel on the left, Our Lady is venerated by the miraculous medal ( Madonna del Miracolo ). It was here that the Jewish banker's son Alphonse Ratisbonne converted to Christianity in 1842 after seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary . The church is therefore the only place of Marian apparition in Rome and is therefore also called the "Roman Lourdes ".

Chapel of St. Franz von Paola

Filippo Barigioni had the chapel of St. Francis of Paola rebuilt from 1726 to 1736.

Tombs

The church contains numerous tombs. The grave of the sculptor Rudolf Schadow, who died in 1822, is located on the last pillar on the right . The painter Angelika Kauffmann was buried in the fourth side chapel on the left in 1807 .

organ

The organ was built by the organ builder Michele Continie in the second half of the 20th century. The instrument has 32 stops on three manual works and a pedal . The actions are electric.

I Positivo Aperto Cc 4
Corno di Camoscio 8th'
Flauto Camino 4 ′
Silvestre 2 ′
Clarinetto 8th'
II Grand'Organo Cc 4
Principals 16 ′
Principals 8th'
Ottava 4 ′
Duodecima 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Decimaquinta 2 ′
Ripieno IV
Flauto 8th'
Flauto 4 ′
Dulciana 8th'
Voce Umana 8th'
Tromba 8th'
III Espressivo Cc 4
viola 8th'
Bordone 8th'
Principalino 8th'
Ottavina 4 ′
Flauto 4 ′
Nazardo 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Ripieno III
Piccolo 2 ′
Terza 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
oboe 8th'
tremolo
Pedals Cg 1
Contrabbasso 16 ′
Basso 8th'
Ottava 4 ′
Bordone 16 ′
Fagotto 16 ′
Fagotto 8th'
Fagotto 4 ′

  • Dome drum

  • Interior view of the dome

  • Madonna del Miracolo

  • Left angel with a crown of thorns

  • Right angel with tape

See also

literature

  • JM Wiesel: Rome. An art and travel guide. 4th edition Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1966, p. 161.
  • Manfred Wundram (Ed.): Reclams Art Guide, Italy. Volume V. Rome and Latium. Reclam, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-15-008679-5 .
  • Rolf Tomann (Red.): The art of the baroque: architecture, sculpture, painting. Könemann, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-89508-991-5 .
  • Marco Bussagli (Ed.): Rome - Art & Architecture. Könemann, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-8290-2258-1 .

Web links

Commons : Sant'Andrea delle Fratte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dizionario Italiano: online il dizionario della lingua italiana !; Keyword "fratta"
  2. ↑ Tomann (Red.): The Art of the Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting P. 34
  3. ↑ Tomann (Red.): The Art of the Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting P. 34
  4. ↑ Wundram (Ed.): Reclams Kunstführer, Italy. Volume V. Rome and Latium , 4th ed., P. 138
  5. ↑ Bussagli (ed.), Rome - Art and Architecture , p. 583
  6. ↑ Information about the organ (Italian)

Coordinates: 41 ° 54 ′ 13 ″  N , 12 ° 29 ′ 1 ″  E