Sant'Eligio de 'Ferrai
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| Patronage : | St. Eligius |
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Via di San Giovanni Decollato, 9 00186 Roma |
Sant'Eligio de 'Ferrai , also Sant'Eligio dei Ferrari , in Roman parlance also called Sant'Alo or Sant'Anigro , is a church in Rome . It dates from the first half of the 16th century and is the brotherhood church of the Confraternità dei Fabbri , Italian brotherhood of blacksmiths . It is known for its rich furnishings with stucco and marble work , mainly from the 18th century.
Location and naming
The church is in the XII. Roman Rione Ripa , about 150 meters south of the Tarpeian rock or 50 meters north of the eponymous church of the road on which it is located, San Giovanni Decollato . The patronage comes from St. Eligius, as he is among other things the patron saint of metal workers. The nickname de 'Ferrai distinguishes the church of the smiths from that of the gold and silversmiths, Sant'Eligio degli Orefici .
History and building history
The church is located in the area of a previous building, documented for the first time around 1320 in the Turin catalog. This building was originally dedicated to St. Jacob and belonged to a society of brothers of the same name in Altopascio , who ran a hospital there. It is unclear whether this previous building was already assigned to the blacksmith's guild. The start of construction on the current church is dated to 1513; it was probably completed before 1550. The coffered ceiling and at least part of the current stucco work was done in 1604. The church was renovated in 1905 and in the second half of the 20th century.
facade
The façade, which is rather unusual for Roman churches, is not plastered and is made of bricks. It is single-storey and triaxial. The area is structured by pilasters according to the Tuscan order . The broad central axis contains the entrance, designed as an aedicule portal , above which a semicircular window breaks through the wall. A bust of the patron saint is placed in a niche above the portal . The cornice is kept simple, a simple triangular gable closes the facade off at the top.
Interior and outfit
The church was designed as a single-nave hall church . The long walls contain three chapels on each side . As in the facade, the chapels are separated by pilasters of the Tuscan order that support the arches of the vaults of the side chapels. The shafts are each formed with reddish and yellowish types of marble. The beams are uniformly provided with five frescoed fields each . The church is covered by a gilded coffered ceiling decorated with gilded stucco , an inscription in the middle of the ceiling “ VNIVERSITAS FABRORVM ANNO DOMINI 1604 ” provides information about the time of construction.
The chapels are all designed using marble mosaics , all altars are also made of marble. With the exception of one, the third chapel on the left, the structures of the altars are flanked by composite columns.
The first chapel on the right in the direction of the altar contains a figure of St. Anthony with the inscription “ S. ANT. ABBATE ".
In the second chapel, Giovanni Vannini created the altarpiece, it represents the Holy Family. The altar itself dates from 1726.
The third chapel on the right contains an altar structure from 1748, here the altar sheet with the depiction: Ecstasy of St. Francis of Assisi was created by Terenzio da Urbino .
The first left side chapel contains a depiction of the Death of St. Ampelius on the altar panel , possibly by Pompeo Batoni .
The middle left chapel contains a depiction of St. Ursula , it is attributed to the artist of the altar panel in the chapel opposite, Giovanni Vannini, who is said to have created it when he was only twelve years old. The altar itself is a foundation of the Università de 'Calderari , i.e. the boilermaker's guild from 1764.
In the third chapel on the left there is the painting Christ on the Cross with Mary and John , made by Scipione Pulzone , in the altar . The flanking columns are the only ones of the altars that are designed according to the Ionic order . It contains a three-dimensional pelican in the middle of the altar gable .
The triumphal arch towards the choir is designed below with doors under segmental arches and protruding balconies. The arch itself is richly decorated with the use of stucco and gold leaf. Two putti hold in the middle a cartridge depicting a shell on a blue background.
The choir has two bays, the pilasters here follow the Ionic order, it is spanned by a barrel vault placed across the nave.
The high altar under the vault of the apse made with four belts contains the year of its creation, 1640 above the altar panel. This is from the same year, it is a work by Girolamo Sicciolante-Sermoneta .
On the opposite wall of the church, above the entrance, is the organ prospect with the organ. The central inscription reads: " UNIVERSITÀ DE GIOVANI E LAVORANTI DE CHIAVARI DI ROMA ANNO 1690 ". It is therefore a foundation of the guild of Roman locksmiths (Italian: Chiavari ) from the year mentioned.
The sacristy also contains a fresco of the patron saint and other name cartouches, they contain the names of the founding members of the brotherhood as well as their patrons.
literature
- Walter Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome . 1st volume, Brothers Hollinek publishing house, Vienna 1967.
- Mariano Armellini: Le Chiese di Roma . Roma 1891.
- Christian Hülsen : Le Chiese di Roma nel Medio Evo . Firenze 1927.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome , p. 677.
- ↑ Buchowiecki: Handbuch der Kirchen Roms , p. 678. - According to other sources, it was assigned to the Università dei Ferrari in 1453 by Pope Nicholas V. Roma (= Touring Club Italiano [Ed.]: Guida d'Italia ). Touring Club Italiano, Milan 2013, ISBN 978-88-365-6192-6 , p. 383 (Italian).
- ^ Roma (= Touring Club Italiano [Ed.]: Guida d'Italia ). Touring Club Italiano, Milan 2013, ISBN 978-88-365-6192-6 , p. 383 (Italian).
- ↑ Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome , p. 678.
- ↑ Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome , p. 679.
- ↑ Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome , p. 679.
- ↑ Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome , p. 679.
- ↑ Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome , p. 680.
Coordinates: 41 ° 53'25.5 " N , 12 ° 28'56.3" E.