Sant'Apollinare, Rome
Sant'Apollinare | ||
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Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine | ||
Style Baroque | | |
Groundbreaking | 7th century | |
Completed | 1748 | |
Administration | ||
Archdiocese | Rome |
The Basilica di Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine ("Basilica of Saint Apollinaris at the Baths of Nero") is a titular church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to St Apollinare, the first bishop of Ravenna.
The church is part of a large complex that has hosted a number of institutions including the Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum, the Pontifical Roman Seminary, and the Pontifical Institute of Sant’Apollinare. It is currently the seat of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.
It is the
History
Sant'Apollinare was founded by
In 1284 a Chapter of Canons held the church. It is listed in the Catalogue of Turin as a papal chapel with eight clerics and became a parish church in 1562. In 1574 it was granted to the
In the late 17th century, the church was in a poor state of repair. Its rebuilding was considered over a long period but wasn't carried out, probably due to the lack of funds. Despite this, in 1702 a chapel was redecorated and dedicated to
Only in 1742, Pope Benedict XIV commissioned Ferdinando Fuga to rebuild the church.[3] Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, writer and archaeologist, who died in 1795, was buried in the Chapel of St Ignatius of Loyola here.
In 1825 it housed was the Pontifical Roman Seminary until its relocation to the Collegio Romano in 1848. The future Pope Pius X was consecrated a bishop in Sant’Apollinare in 1884.[6]
In 1984 the church was elevated to
On 18 December 1990, the church was granted to
Architecture
Fuga added a new façade in the late 16th-century style, with Baroque elements. It is a typical example of the transition between Baroque and Neoclassical style.[3] It has two stories, with Ionic columns in the lower and Corinthian ones in the upper. The lower level has a central doorway flanked by windows. Above the door is a triangular tympanon. On the upper level is a large central window with a balcony, and two smaller windows to the sides. The façade is crowned by a double tympanum. Fuga also reconstructed the dome. The church as a whole was rededicated in 1748.
Interior
The church has a single nave. Along the side are pilasters with
The
The side chapels are dedicated, on the right side to San Luigi Gonzaga, San Giuseppe and San Francesco Saverio, on the left side to San Giovanni Nepomuceno, San Josemaría Escrivá (whose altar is surmounted by a modern painting by Angelo Zarcone) and Sant 'Ignatius of Loyola. The altarpiece of the chapel of San Giuseppe is the Holy Family (1748), a famous painting by Jacopo Zoboli.
The elliptical Chapel of Graces, which is outside the church proper, is accessed through a doorway on the left. It contains a 1494 fresco of The Virgin, Queen of Apostles which, survived the Sack of Rome because the priests had covered it with a lime whitewash and was then rediscovered in 1645 when two boys and a soldier took refuge in the church during an earthquake.[3] A marble frame with golden stucco cherubs was added by Peter Anton von Verschaffelt.
Cardinal-Deacons
- Domenico Jorio (16 December 1935 - 21 October 1954)
- Domenico Tardini (15 December 1958 - 30 July 1961)
- Joaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. (22 March 1962 - 19 July 1966)
- Pericle Felici (26 June 1967 - 22 March 1982)
- Aurelio Sabattani (2 February 1983 - 19 April 2003)
- Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran (21 October 2003 - 5 July 2018)
- Raniero Cantalamessa (28 November 2020 – present)[9]
References
- ^ "Thursday: Sant’Apollinare", PNAC
- ^ "Basilica di Sant'Apollinare", Religiana
- ^ a b c d "Church of Sant'Apollinare", Turismo Roma, Major Events, Sport, Tourism and Fashion Department
- ^ "Basilica of St. Apollinare", PUSC
- ISBN 0-9529925-0-7
- ^ Allen Jr., John L., "Mob boss scandal a chance to 'learn Rome,' warts and all", National Catholic Reporter, May 1, 2012
- ^ GCatholic.org. "Basilicas in Italy". Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Italian mafia boss's tomb opened in search for missing girl" The Guardian 15 May 2012
- ^ a b Basilica di Sant'Apollinare – Roma
External links
- Sant'Apollinare website
- Lucentini, M. (31 December 2012). The Rome Guide: Step by Step through History's Greatest City. ISBN 9781623710088.
- The Left Wall of the Nave in Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
Media related to Sant'Apollinare (Roma) at Wikimedia Commons
Preceded by Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana |
Landmarks of Rome Sant'Apollinare, Rome |
Succeeded by Santi Apostoli, Rome |