Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| place | Rome, Italy |
| diocese | Archdiocese of Rome |
| Patronage | Holy Mary |
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| 41 ° 53 '51.5 " N , 12 ° 27' 17.1" E | |
Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci is a titular deaconry and parish church in the Roman quarter of Aurelio .
history
The name of the church is derived from the brickworks in the area. A church was first built on this site in the 15th century . It was rebuilt in the 17th century based on drawings by Francesco Multò . In 1720 Filippo Raguzzini added the facade and in 1950 the campanile was added.
On June 15, 1828, the associated parish was founded by a decree by Cardinal Vicar Giacinto Placido Zurla . In 1985 Pope John Paul II elevated the church to a title diakonia.
description
The nave is shaped like a Greek cross and has a main altar and two side altars. On the main altar is the miraculous image of the Madonna delle grazie , painted by Gilles Halet and crowned in 1956 . Inside the church are works by the artists Giovanni Battista Maini , Francesco Scaramucci , Francesco Fusi , Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari and Pietro Bianchi .
Altar by Gillis Hallet
inside view
Side altar
Side altar
Interior view of the gallery
Cardinal deacons
The previous titleholders of the Church were:
- Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy , Cardinal to the Curia , May 25, 1985–2. June 2014
- Mario Zenari , Vatican diplomat , since November 19, 2016
literature
- M. Armellini, Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX, Roma 1891. p. 959 , accessed on October 31, 2017 (Italian).
- Claudio Rendina: Le Chiese di Roma. Newton & Compton Editori, Milan 2000, pp. 215-216.
