San Giuseppe dei Falegnami

San Giuseppe dei Falegnami
San Giuseppe dei Falegnami
Church of Saint Joseph of the Carpenters
San Giuseppe a Campo Vaccino
Chiesa di San Giuseppe dei Falegnami
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1597
Completed	1663
Administration
Diocese	Rome

San Giuseppe dei Falegnami (

Roman Catholic church located next to the Roman Forum in Rome, Italy

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In the 11th-century, the Santi Pietro e Paolo in Carcere (St. Peter & St. Paul in Prison) Church was built here over the

Saint Paul.^[1] In 1540, the Congregation of the Carpenters obtained authorization to build a new church here upon the ruins of the Santi Pietro e Paolo in Carcere Church. By 1597, work began on a new (current) church dedicated to the patron saint of carpenters, St. Joseph. The initial architect was Giacomo della Porta. At his death (1602), the work was continued by Giovanni Battista Montano who designed the façade. At his death (1621), the work was continued by his pupil Giovanni Battista Soria

. The San Giuseppe dei Falegnami Church was completed in 1663 by Antonio Del Grande (1607-1679), and it was consecrated on November 11, 1663.

In 1853, the Chapel of the Crucifix was built between the church’s floor and the prison's ceiling. The church was restored in 1886 with the construction of a new apse. In the 1930s, the façade was raised above the floor to allow direct access to the Mamertine Prison below. The interior has a nave with two side chapels that were decorated in the nineteenth century. Among the paintings is Nativity (1651) by

Cardinal-Deacon

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On August 30, 2018, there was a partial collapse of the church's roof & it was closed to the public.

References

ISBN 0-674-03341-8
page 128

Authority control databases: National

Germany

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[1] ISBN 0-674-03341-8
page 128

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