Trevi in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Loreto
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Church of Santa Maria of Loreto
secc.: XVI, XVII, XIX
| — | Architetti: A. da Sangallo il Giovane (1484-1546), J. Del Duca (1520-1601), L. Carimini (1830-1890) | — |
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della chiesa la Confraternita fece erigere anche l'ospedale dei Fornai, a cui fu annesso un oratorio (1577-1585). Alla morte del Del Duca rimanevano da realizzare l'apparato decorativo all'interno e la costruzione della tribuna, ossia della cappella dedicata alla Madonna di Loreto; del completamento strutturale si occupò fra il 1638 e il 1649 Gaspare De Vecchi, autore della sacrestia e della tribuna. I lavori si conclusero definitivamente tra il 1680 e il 1690, con la realizzazione delle stuccature nella calotta interna della cupola, eseguite in linea con il progetto del Del Duca. Alla fine del Settecento gravi problemi statici resero necessari nuovi interventi, a cui si aggiunsero gli ultimi restauri ottocenteschi di Luca Carimini, secondo un progetto di ripulitura che implicava anche una nuova decorazione dell'interno. La pianta ottagonale, scandita da quattro cappelle concepite come grandi nicchie e dalla tribuna resa come un corpo a sé stante, fu arricchita nel corso del Cinquecento e nella prima metà del secolo successivo dell'apparato decorativo, che ci appare oggi profondamente alterato dalle modifiche ottocentesche.
The Church of Santa Maria di Loreto stands over an important archaeological site, in ancient times almost entirely covered by the Temple of the God Trajan (built by Hadrian in the II cent. A.D.), behind the Basilica Ulpia
and the famous Trajan's Column. The church façade is perfectly complemented by the pseudo-twin church of the Holy Name of Mary (XVIIIth cent.), and indeed makes a fine backdrop for the important archaeological area in front. The founding of the church is associated with the University of the Fornari, created in the early XVIth cent., after the University of German Bakers in Rome (1487). In 1501, Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) recognised the Confraternitas laicorum pistorum italorum de Urbe (Corporation of Bakers and Confraternity of Apprentices and Bakers), and allowed them to worship in a small church inside the Forum of Trajan. In 1507 Pope Julius IInd (1503-1513) granted permission to start building a new church on the same site, dedicated to the Madonna of Loreto (an image of which was worshipped inside the building in the Forum) and to the Birth of the Virgin Mary (greatly loved by bakers). This church of the bakers' gave new life to an ancient tradition as it was in this area that Emperor Trajan (53-117 a.D.) had set up the bread, corn and flour market, with the "collegium" of bakers nearby (pistores in Latin). The early church was probably designed by Bramante, but work soon came to a standstill through lack of funds when only the foundations had been laid; work began again in 1522 directed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, who supervised the building of the church base and the lower body of the building, with a temporary roof. In 1534 the unfinished new church was consecrated, though work continued to complete the façade. In 1573, after another stop, a Sicilian architect and pupil of Michelangelo called Jacopo del Duca (also a member of the Bakers' Confraternity) was put in charge of the job; he supervised the placing of the dome over the tall drum, had an unusual little bell tower built and added finishing touches to the church interior and exterior. In 1577, work concluded producing a church with a striking upward thrust, emphasised still further by the outer details and the lantern standing out above the dome. The Confraternity built the Bakers' Hospital nearby, with an Oratory next door (1577-1585). When Del Duca died, only the interior décor and the apse chapel dedicated to the Madonna of Loreto were still incomplete; from 1638 to 1649, structural work was executed by Gaspare De Vecchi, who also built the sacresty and the apse. The building was finished between 1680 and 1690, with the crafting of stucco-work in the inner calotte of the dome to Del Duca's designs. In the late XVIIIth cent., serious problems of stability made repair work necessary, and last of all in the XIXth cent. restoration was directed by Luca Carimini, as part of a cleaning project that included new interior decorations as well. The church with its octagonal ground plan
comprised four chapels in the form of large niches and an apse built as a separate structure; decorative works were added in the XVIth cent, and in the first half of the XVII cent, though these are now entirely different as a result of extensive alterations made in the XIXth cent.
Erected by Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri Dipartimento del Turismo, Soprintendenza per i Beni Ambientali e Architettonici di Roma, Comune di Roma, Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali, Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali, Assessorato al Turismo e Giubileo, Azienda di Promozione Turistica di Roma.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1501.
Location. 41° 53.764′ N, 12° 29.013′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Trevi. It is at the intersection of Piazza della Madonna di Loreto and Via dei Fornari, on the right when traveling north on Piazza della Madonna di Loreto. The marker is located northwest wall of the church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00187, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire and specifically also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Italian government officially recognized Czech-Slovakia (a few steps from this marker); Michelangelo’s House (within shouting distance of this marker); Auditoria di Adriano / Hadrian's Auditoria (within shouting distance of this marker); Palazzo Valentini (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Auditoria di Adriano / Hadrian's Auditoria (within shouting distance of this marker); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia / National Museum of Palazzo Venezia (within shouting distance of this marker); Vittoriano (within shouting distance of this marker); Foro di Traiano / Forum of Trajan (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
Also see . . . Santa Maria di Loreto, Rome. Wikipedia
Santa Maria di Loreto is a 16th-century church in Rome, central Italy, located just across the street from the Trajan's Column, near the giant Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II.(Submitted on September 24, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
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