Santi Benedetto e Scholastica

St. Scholastica

00186 Roma

San Benedetto della Ciambella, also Santi Benedetto e Scholastica della Ciambella or all ' Argentina is a small church in Rome. It was built in the first half of the 17th century and was nursinische national church.

Location and Naming

The church is located in the Rione VIII Roman S. Eustachio at Via di Torre Argentina in the corner building on Vicolo Sinibaldi, about 160 meters south of the Pantheon almost exactly. It is not built as a separate building, but integrated into the surrounding house.

The patronage has them. Originating from Norcia of Saint Benedict of Nursia and his sister Scholastica of Nursia The one surnamed all'Argentina it has great access to the Largo di Torre Argentina. The nickname della Ciambella she has of another event, of which the Roman sculptor Flaminio Vacca reports in his 1594 published memoirs. The Cardinal Andrea della Valle (1463-1534) was a collector of antiques. He commissioned in the early 16th century workers, including the father of Flaminio Vacca to seek only a few meters away and in the remains of the Baths of Agrippa for ancient treasures. They were in fact successful and dug a gilded imperial times crown. In the parlance of the 16th century Ciambella was a ring that you lay down on your head if you wanted to convey with this items. So the workers went to the Fund to Cardinal della Valle and told him: Havemo trovato una ciambella di brooklyn! ( "We have a head ring found made ​​of bronze !"). Only a short time thereafter brought a host of area at his restaurant, a sign with a picture of Ciambella. Thus the name was familiar, not only the church has the name, but also the remains of the Baths of Agrippa himself ( Arco della Ciambella ) and that of the church opposite lane Via della dell'Arco Ciambella.

History and Architectural History

The church was founded in 1615 as the Brotherhood Church of the Compagnia dei Ss. Benedetto dei e Scholastica Norcini built starting this year. Pope Paul V, the Community also approved nor 1615th was completed in the 1619-1625. According damage and temporary closure in 1841 it was under Gregory XVI. restored and opened again. It is now owned by the Brotherhood dei Norcini.

Portal

The portal of the small church is very simple. Access is captured by a blown-up gable with curly wings that expire towards the center in volutes. The round plate therein the inscription: DIVIS BENEDICTO ET SCHOLASTICAE Patronis ORDO ET POPVLVS NURSINIS.

Affairs

The small, slightly warped space is covered nave and flat. Almost all architecture of the interior is not actually executed, but painted as a trompe l'oeil. Were actually built on the portal page only the pilasters which support the gallery, follow Tuscan order. Between the pillars of the room painted curtains, cornices and coat of arms are still shown.

On the high altar is an oil painting of the 17th century, it provides, inter alia, the two patrons of the church dar. Above is equipped with a stained glass window semi-circle, it is the only natural light source of the Church.

In Pavimentum a number of grave slabs is embedded. These are the graves of deceased citizens in Rome from Norcia, mostly of the 17th century, so by Pietro Matteo di Lucaruzzi, he died in 1622, and of Gradasso Pitta, died in 1617, and others.