Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano Church

00187 Roma

Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano (Latin:. Nominis Ss Mariae ad forum Traiani ), called in the literature Santissimo Nome di Maria e Bernardo, is a church in Rome. It originated in the 18th century and is titular church of the Roman Catholic Church and the Brotherhood Church.

Location

The church is situated in the Rione Trevi Roman II on Trajan's Forum, about 25 meters northwest of Trajan's Column. , Aside from a couple of Santa Maria in Monte Santo and Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Piazza del Popolo, together with the almost right next door uplifting church of Santa Maria di Loreto, the second twin pair church in Rome.

History and Architectural History

In place of the present church, a building consecrated to St. Bernhard was originally from the 15th century.

After the victory of the imperial troops during the second Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683 led Pope Innocent XI. this crucial success back on the prayers were addressed to Mary. As a result of this view, he founded an eponymous festival " Holy Name " (Italian Nome Maria) on September 12, the date of the end of the siege. After that formed a brotherhood exists today, the Congregation of the Most Holy Nome di Maria, it was 1688 papal confirmed. Your belonged to the Emperor Leopold I and Joseph I. The brotherhood acquired the property to the time already ruined church, which allowed them to demolish for a new building. Architect of the new building was the French architect Antoine Dérizet. Construction began in 1736 and 1738, the church was built, in essence, the completion of the interior continued until 1751.

Appearance

Dérizet oriented to the floor plan and the total investment at the neighboring church, but it created a stand-alone building. While at Santa Maria di Loreto, the basement is formed of a cube, Dérizet selected as the basic form an octagon, but not quite regular, but with different lengths. The length of the church is 30 meters with a width of 25 meters.

The different lengths also lead to unequal treatment of Oktogonseiten. While the portals or blend portals of the four main axes are flanked with double made ​​by three-quarter columns of the Corinthian order each under a broken pediment segment, the apses are kept equal plain. The adjoining the corner pilasters of the main axes bays there are framed only by pilasters to the sides. Above the cornice cranked built Dérizet an encircling balustrade with statues of saints. The dome drum, as well as the dome itself is unusually high for the substructure and executed, in contrast to the neighboring church much steeper.

The also octagonal cupola drum is divided by each one made ​​per axis arched windows. Between them limit Doppelpilaster the respective axes and perform the basic structure of the basement on up into the dome. This is pierced by eight circular windows under cambered gables apparent. Significant similarity in the design consists of the domes of S. Agnese in Agnone and Sant'Andrea della Valle.

Affairs

The construction is in accordance with the appearance inside a central building with seven side chapels, one of which contains the portal opposite the high altar. The version with different colored use, held in the "classic" delicate rococo marble colors as well as sham marble follows the structures of the outer walls. Between the bands are strong pilasters, with capitals of Corinthian order as well, asked. Above the arcades, but below the cornice, the architect added a small balconies, called Corretti. The interior total reveals that the late period of Baroque architecture has begun and already tends to classicism, he is almost as a " prime example " of this.

Due to the running of different lengths basic structure of the basement of the dome is made slightly elliptical. She is strong, gold-plated and fitted with stucco. It can be seen that the eight " arched windows " the exterior perspective, no real windows, but contain stucco medallions.

Grundmann noticed the church as a whole: "It shows how much lived on the traditions of the 17th century in Rome in the 18th century. At the same time the onset of 1730 greater coolness is felt. "

Cardinals

• Sergio Guerri per illa vice (1979-1992)
• Dario Castrillón Hoyos per hac vice (since 1998)