Santa Lucia del Gonfalone

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Santa Lucia del Gonfalone

Exterior view

Basic data
Denomination Roman Catholic
place Rome, Italy
diocese Archdiocese of Rome
Patronage Saint Lucia of Syracuse
Building history
start of building 1511
Function and title
Coordinates 41 ° 53 '51.3 "  N , 12 ° 28' 2.4"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 53 '51.3 "  N , 12 ° 28' 2.4"  E

Santa Lucia del Gonfalone is a church and titular deaconry in the Roman Rione Regola on Via dei Banchi Vecchi near Corso Vittorio Emanuele II .

history

In the 14th century the church was called Santa Lucia nuova , this is also documented in some documents from 1352 and 1371 to distinguish it from the church of Santa Lucia vecchia. The old church was replaced by the Oratorio del Gonfalone , which has now been secularized and serves as a concert hall . It was also known as Santa Lucia in Pescivoli or Santa Lucia della chiavica . Armellini suggested that the church can be traced back to the late 13th century or early 14th century. In 1511 the church was rebuilt. It was restored in 1603. From 1761 to 1765 the church was rebuilt by Marco David . The renovation was financed by Cardinal Flavio Chigi . In 1823 the parish was dissolved because it was too small and completely handed over to the brotherhood. Between 1863 and 1867 the interior was renovated by Francesco Azzurri . In the 1890s , the fraternity began to decline as its finances were seized by the Italian Church. The complex was given to the Claretians , who built a small monastery. This monastery is now the seat of the order province . The seat of the Generalate is Sacro Cuore Immacolato di Maria ai Parioli .

She became title diaconia through the elevation of Pope John Paul II on October 21, 2003.

Arciconfraternita del Gonfalone

The Arch Brotherhood of Gonfalon cared for both churches. The brotherhood was originally founded as Ordine degli Accomandati di Madonna Santa Maria in Santa Maria Maggiore in 1264 and was approved by Pope Urban IV . It consisted of two canons of this church and twelve Roman nobles. The purpose was repentance and common prayer. The statute was drawn up by Saint Bonaventure and approved in 1267. Later they were also called the Congregatione dei Raccomendati . These lay fraternities were very popular in the Middle Ages and were widely imitated in Rome and other cities. The original headquarters was the church and the hospice of Sant'Alberto all'Esquilino . This was between Sant Maria Maggiore and Santa Pudenziana , on the western corner of today's Piazza dell'Esquilino. Pope Martin V moved the headquarters to Santa Lugia Nuova. In 1486 the brotherhood was merged with four other Roman brotherhoods to form the new Arciconfraternità del Gonfalone , which had its seat at the church of Santa Lucia Vecchia, in order to avoid collisions due to the parish function of Sant Lucia Nuova. However, the hospice for pilgrims was there until 1492. Gonfalone refers to the flags that Brotherhood carried with them during processions. The brotherhood, like many brotherhoods, wore a white robe.

In 1544 Santa Lucia Vecchia was demolished by the Brotherhood to make room for the Oratorio del Gonfalone .

description

inside view

The late baroque campanile is to the right of the apse above the monastery.

Inside is a nave , a crypt with an apse at the end and three side chapels on each side. The chapels are counterclockwise starting from the entrance:

An altar depicting the Madonna del Gonfalone and a wooden crucifix date from the 16th century.

The organ

organ

The organ was built in 1882 by Nicola Morettini on a ledge in the choir . The front side is designed in the neoclassical style . The action is mechanical. The instrument has two manuals and a pedal . The disposition has the following registers :

Concerto (left) C – c 3
Voce celeste D. 8th'
Fugata 8th'
Bordone B 8th'
Bordone D 8th'
Flauto dolce D 8th'
Clareolino B. 8th'
Clareolino D. 8th'
violoncello 8th'
Viola B 8th'
Viola D 8th'
Dulciana 4 ′
Flauto ottaviante D 4 ′
Corno inglese D 16 ′
Tromba B 8th'
Tromba D 8th'
Ripieno (right) C – c 3
Principals 16 ′
Principals B 8th'
Principale D 8th'
Ottava 4 ′
Nasardo 2 23
Piccolo 2 ′
Pieno 1 13
Pieno 1'
Pieno 23
Pieno 12
Pedals C – d 1
Violone 16 ′
Ottava 8th'
Trombones 8th'

Remarks

  1. It's called Tremola on the console .

Title diakonia

Previous title holders are:

Individual evidence

  1. ^ DAVID, Marco in "Dizionario Biografico". Retrieved August 20, 2017 (it-IT).
  2. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Confraternities of Penitents. Retrieved August 20, 2017 .

literature

Web links

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