Церковь Санта Мария делла Концезионе де Каппуччини
Church of Santa Maria della Concezione de Cappuccini (Virgin of the Conception of the Capuchins), or Santa Maria Immacolata (Virgin the Immaculate), or chiesa dei Cappuccini (church of the Capuchins)
история:
Capuchin church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Maria.
It was built for Antonio cardinal Barberini, a Capuchin and twin brother of Pope Urban VIII.
The Capuchins still serve the church.
место:
Рим
Rome
место:
адрес:
27 Via Veneto
оформление:
1626...31.
It was designed by Antonio Casoni.
The facade and the steps leading to the church were altered in the 20th century.
The church has a single nave, and ten side chapels.
состав:
склеп
ossuary
история:
About halfway up the stairs to the church, on the right side, you will find the entrance to the ossuary of the Capuchin friars.
When one of the friars die, he is buried in a vault, and after some time the bones are retrieved and placed in this ossuary, where they are arranged in a macabre style.
There are now bones from more than 4.000 brothers who died between 1528 and 1870 in the ossuary.
On the right side, the first chapel has two famous paintings: St Michael the Archangel by Guido Reni, painted in 1630, and Christ Mocked by Gherardo delle Notti.
The painting of St Francis with the Stigmata is by Domenichino.
In the second chapel on the left side, beneath the altar, lies the body of St Felix of Cantalice.
His portrait is by Turchi.
The tomb of Blessed Crispin of Viterbo is in the third chapel on the the right side.
Cardinal Antonio Barberini, who provided funds for the church, was buried here in 1646.
The inscription on his tomb says "Here lies dust and ashes, nothing else".