San Bernardo alle Terme
The church of San Bernardo alle Terme (Latin: Sancti Bernardi ad thermas ) is a monastery church of the Cistercian, title and former parish church in Rome.
History
After Caterina Nobili - the niece of Pope Julius III, sister of Cardinal Robert Nobili and mother of Cardinal Francesco Nobili -. 4 May 1593 gardens ( Horti Bellaiani ) had been purchased on the site of the former Baths of Diocletian, they donated this 1594 the Feuillantenorden - a branch of the Cistercians. This foundation was confirmed in 1595 by Girolamo Cardinal Vicar Rusticucci. In the same year the establishment of the monastery buildings began. After the monastery buildings were 1598 completed, the Feuillants started from a belonging to the perimeter of the built 298-306 AD Diocletian round room, probably formerly served as Sphaeristerium to build a church, completed in 1600 and under the patronage Saint Bernard of Clairvaux was provided. In the same year died the Founder Jean de la Barrière and was buried in San Bernardo. In 1602 the church was consecrated by Cardinal D' Ossat. The founder Caterina Nobili passed away on December 12, 1605 and was also buried in the church.
For Jean de la Barrière a tomb was built in 1626. Vinzenco Nobili, the nephew of the founder, was in 1647 the Capella growers of San Francesco d' Assisi as a family chapel.
On May 19, 1670 San Bernardo alle Terme was taken by Clement X in the list of Roman titular churches. This year, the church was also her first major restoration by the initiative of its first cardinal priest, Giovanni Bona. The ancient masonry was increased, the interior extensively renovated, built an organ and repaired the choir. The stucco and fresco of St. Bernard of Clairvaux on the facade are a result of this restoration.
In 1710, Cardinal Giovanni Maria Gabrielli gave the artist Giovanni Odazzi the order to two altarpieces for the side altars.
After the Feuillantenorden was lost in the wake of the French Revolution, the church and the monastery were transferred to the Cistercians in 1803 and restored again under their abbot Sisto Benigni. In 1824 it was with the establishment of the parish of the same name by Pope Leo XII. a parish church.
1857 was Pius IX. renovate the church. The dome had to be redesigned because of the danger of collapse and was crowned in its present form with a structure made of iron and glass.
In the Capella of San Francesco d' Assisi is the Karl Hoffmann, husband of Overbeck's adopted daughter, in 1871 made epitaph of 1869 there buried in Nazarene Johann Friedrich Overbeck.
After the parish was dissolved by Pius X with the Apostolic Letter Susceptum Deo Inspirante 1906 again, the Church also lost its status as a parish church. Since it is located on the territory of the parish of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Martyrs and the monastery church of San Bernardo Zisterienserkongregation d'Italia. On the occasion of the Holy Year 2000, the church was restored again consuming.