Santa Maria d'Itria

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Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani

Exterior view

Basic data
Denomination Roman Catholic
place Rome, Italy
diocese Archdiocese of Rome
Patronage Madonna Hodegetria
Building description
Architectural style baroque , neoclassical
Function and title
Coordinates 41 ° 54 '11.1 "  N , 12 ° 29' 9.4"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 54 '11.1 "  N , 12 ° 29' 9.4"  E

Santa Maria d'Itria , also Santa Maria dei Siciliani , is a church in Rome . It was essentially built in the second half of the 16th century and was restored several times in the 19th century. It was the Sicilian national church .

Location and naming

The church is in the III. Roman Rione Colonna about 120 meters north of the gardens of the Quirinal Palace .

It got its name from an etymological blurring of the second part of the term Hodegetria , which refers to the way Mary is depicted on the high altar.

History and building history

The church was originally a brotherhood church of a Confraternità consisting of Sicilian and Aragonese citizens , which was formed in 1575. The building was completed in 1578, and one of the founders was the Spanish King Philip II. A bull of Pope Clement VIII from 1594 relating to the church is still available. After the end of the occupation of Rome by Napoleonic troops, the church was restored by Francis Manno and again in 1859 and 1916.

facade

The facade is kept simple by Roman standards. It has three axes and two storeys, whereby the upper halves of the side axes are not implemented because of the residential development. The central axis with the simple portal covered by a cornice is stepped twice and in the basement still contains an inscription panel with the dedication to the patronage : IN HONOREM B. MARIAE VIRGINIS DE ITRIA . The side axes only contain rounded windows. A semicircular window breaks through the wall above the entablature, it is the end of the vault to the street and the main light source of the church. A simple triangular gable with a cross on a pedestal completes the facade vertically.

Interior and outfit

The basic structure of the church is a single-nave construction with two side chapels on each side of the nave. The choir is the same width as the nave.

The walls are structured by pilasters of the Corinthian order , they are doubled between the chapels, protruding more towards the choir. The church is covered by a barrel vault, in the area of ​​the choir this is broken through by stitch caps to provide light. The vault is coffered, but the belt arches are only painted and not actually executed, the illusionistic painting comes from Domenico Anghinetti .

All four chapels are covered by long oval domes, their pilasters on the sides of the entrance to the nave consistently follow the Tuscan order , the beams contain fields and are stuccoed in different ways .

The first chapel on the right with a view of the choir contains a depiction of Antonius Abbas on the altar, a painting by Giuseppe Bacchita . The chapel opposite has the painting Saints Leo and Gaudentius on the altarpiece , it was created by Ferdinando Raimondi in the early 19th century.

The depiction of the Palermitan patron saint Rosalia on the altar of the second chapel on the right also dates from the first half of the 19th century, the artist was Natale Carta . Opposite in the second chapel on the left is St. Joseph , also from the 19th century.

The high altar contains the aforementioned small icon , it is said to be a work from Constantinople , which is doubted.

The pavimentum by Sante Cianfrani and the baroque stucco work in the sacristy are also worth mentioning .

Cardinal deacons

The following cardinals were diaconal title holders:

literature

  • Walter Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome. Volume 2, Brothers Hollinek publishing house, Vienna 1970.
  • C. Rendina, Le chiese di Roma , Newton & Compton editori, Rome 2000 ISBN 978-88-541-1833-1

Web links

Commons : Santa Maria Odigitria (Rome)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome. , P. 633 with reference to C. Cechelli.
  2. ↑ Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome. , P. 634.
  3. ↑ Buchowiecki: Handbook of the Churches of Rome. , P. 635.