Santa Maria della Consolazione

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Church of Santa Maria della Consolazione
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Santa Maria della Consolazione
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41°53′29″N12°28′59″E / 41.89139°N 12.48306°E / 41.89139; 12.48306
Location Rome
Country Italy
Denomination Catholic Church
Religious order Capuchin Franciscans
Architecture
Architect(s) Martino Longhi the Elder
Architectural type Church
Style Renaissance
Groundbreaking 1470, 1583
Completed1600
Administration
Province Rome

The Church of Santa Maria della Consolazione is a Roman Catholic baroque style church at the foot of the Palatine Hill in rione Campitelli, Rome, Italy.

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The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Consolation and is administered by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

History

The famed Madonna and Child of Consolation (circa 1385) venerated within the shrine. Pope Urban VIII crowned this image on 7 December 1634. Santa Maria della Consolazione 2020 P02 Lady of the Consolation icon.jpg
The famed Madonna and Child of Consolation (circa 1385) venerated within the shrine. Pope Urban VIII crowned this image on 7 December 1634.

The church is named after an icon of the Virgin Mary which was placed on this site to console criminals who were tossed down off the cliff above the church, thought to be the Tarpeian Rock from where condemned Ancient Roman criminals were tossed to their death in Ancient Roman times. In 23 June 1385, a condemned nobleman, Giordanello degli Alberini, paid 2 gold florins for the icon to provide consolation for criminals facing death. [1]

Pope Sixtus V on the occasion of their 200th year anniversary recognized the pious association under this Marian title on 3 June 1585. He issued a Pontifical decree titled Licet ex Debito which elevated their status to an Archconfraternity.

Pope Urban VIII further approved the venerated image recognized by the Vatican Chapter, which was promoted by Count Alessandro Sforza and Pontifically crowned on 7 December 1634. [2]

Baroque architecture

The Crucifixion (1556) by Taddeo Zuccari. Taddeo Zuccaro02.jpg
The Crucifixion (1556) by Taddeo Zuccari.

A church originally was built here in 1470, but rebuilt during 1583–1600 by Martino Longhi the Elder, during which time the Mannerist façade was installed. The tympanum was completed in 1827 by Pasquale Belli.

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References

  1. "History of the church". www.romasegreta.it. Archived from the original on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  2. "Santa Maria della Consolazione".