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	Topics San Marcello al Corso Topic Home San Marcello al Corso is a church inChurches of Rome The Churches of Rome are very many, over 900. ... RomeRome Rome is the capital of Italy and of its region, called Latium.... , devoted to Pope Marcellus IPope Marcellus I Pope Marcellus I succeeded Marcellinus, after a considerable interval, most probably in May or June 308.... . It is located in via del Corso, the ancient via Lata, connecting Piazza VeneziaPiazza Venezia The Piazza Venezia is a piazza in central Rome.... to Piazza del PopoloPiazza del Popolo The Piazza del Popolo is one of the most famous places, especially for foreigners, in Rome.... . While the tradition holds that the church was built over the prison of Pope Marcellus IPope Marcellus I Pope Marcellus I succeeded Marcellinus, after a considerable interval, most probably in May or June 308.... (d. 309309 For the car known as the 309, see Peugeot 309. ... ), it is known that the Titulus Marcelli was already present in 418418 <... , when Pope Boniface IPope Boniface I Pope Boniface I was pope from 418 to 422.... was elected here. The "Septiformis" litanyFacts About Litany A litany, in Christian worship, is a form of prayer used in church services and processions, and consisting of a number of p... , commanded by Pope Gregory IPope Gregory I Pope Gregory I or Gregory the Great was Pope from September 3, 590 until his death.... in 590, saw the men moving from San Marcello. Pope Adrian IPope Adrian I Adrian, or Hadrian I, was pope from 772 to 795.... , in the 8th century8th century The 8th century is the period from 701 - 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era.... , built a church on the same place, which is currently under the modern church. The history of San Marcello saw many lows. It held for three days, in the apse, the hanged body of Cola di RienzoCola di Rienzo Cola di Rienzi or di Rienzo, tribune of the Roman people, was born in Rome, being the son of a tavern-keeper named Lor... , in 1354. On 22 May 1519 a fire destroyed the church. The money collected for its rebuilding was used to bribe the landsknechtLandsknecht Landsknechts were European, most often German, mercenary pikemen and foot soldiers from the late 15th to the late 16th centu... s, pillaging the city during the Sack of Rome (1527)Sack of Rome (1527) The Sack of Rome of 6 May 1527 by the troops of Charles V marked a crucial imperial victory in the conflict between the Holy... . Antonio da Sangallo the YoungerAntonio da Sangallo the Younger Antonio da Sangallo the Younger was an Italian architect active during the Italian Renaissance.... rebuilt the church, but a TiberTiber The Tiber , the third-longest river in Italy at 406 km after the Po and the Adige, flows through Rome in its course from Mo... flood damaged it in 1530. It was only in 1592 that the church was completed, and later Carlo FontanaCarlo Fontana Carlo Fontana was the outstanding Roman architect of his generation, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direct... built the facade. Under the main altar, decorated with 12th century12th century As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200.... opus sectileFacts About Opus sectile Opus sectile refers to an art technique popularized in Rome where materials were cut and inlaid into walls and floors to mak... , are kept the relics of several saints, which include those of Pope Marcellus as well as Digna and EmeritaDigna and Emerita Saints Digna and Emerita are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church.... . The last chapel on the left is dedicated to St. Philip Benizi. The late-baroque decoration contains sculptures by Francesco Cavallini and reliefs by Ercole FerrataErcole Ferrata Ercole Ferrata was an Italian sculptor of the Roman Baroque school.... and Antonio RaggiAntonio Raggi Antonio Raggi was an Italian sculptor of the Roman Baroque. ... . The first chapel on the left has the double tomb of Cardinal Giovanni Michiel and his grandson Antonio Orso sculpted by Jacopo SansovinoJacopo Sansovino Jacopo dAntonio Sansovino was an Italian sculptor and architect.... . Behind the facade is a Crucifixion (1613) by Giovanni Battista Ricci. Along the first chapel is a Annunciation by Lazzaro BaldiLazzaro Baldi Lazzaro Baldi Italian painter of the of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.... ; in the second Martirio delle Ss. Degna e Merita (1727) of Pietro Barbieri; in the third “Madonna with the Child”, a fresco of late 1300, episodes of the life of the VirginLife of the Virgin The Life of the Virgin, showing narrative scenes from the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a common subject for pictori... by Francisco Salviati, fresco and painted of G.B.Ricci; in the fourth chapel a Creation of Eve and the evangelists Mark and John, frescoes by Perin del VagaPerin del Vaga Perin del Vaga o Perino del Vaga is the nickname of Piero Buonaccorsi, an Italian painter of the High Renaissanc... , Matthew and Luke begun by Perin del Vaga and finish to you from Daniele da VolterraDaniele da Volterra Daniele da Volterra, also known as Daniele Ricciarelli, was an Italian mannerist painter and sculptor.... . Inside the precious ciborio (1691) on design of Carlo Bizzaccheri; in the fifth monument for the cardinal Fabrizio Paolucci (1726) by Pietro BracciPietro Bracci Pietro Bracci was an Italian sculptor working in the Late Baroque manner.... and a monument of cardinal Camillo Paolucci by Tommaso RighiTommaso Righi Tommaso Righi was an Italian sculptor and stuccator with a practice in Rome.... . [1776] wall paintings of Aureliano MilaniAureliano Milani Aureliano Milani was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Bologna and Rome.... . On the left nave in the fifth chapel San Filippo Benizi (1725) by Pier Leone GhezziPier Leone Ghezzi Pier Leone Ghezzi was an Italian Rococo painter and caricaturist active in Rome.... ; in the fourth “Conversion of Saint Paul” (1560) by Federico ZuccariFederico Zuccari Federico Zuccari, also known as Federigo Zuccaro was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy... and his brother Taddeo and sides of History of Saint Paul. Inside of the chapel has busts of Muzio, Roberto, Lelio Frangipane, and Alessandro AlgardiAlessandro Algardi Alessandro Algardi was an Italian Baroque sculptor, the major rival of Bernini in his field.... (1630-40). In the third chapel on the left “Doloroso” by Pietro Paolo Naldini, Sacrifice of Isaac and discovery of Moses by Domenico CorviDomenico Corvi Domenico Corvi was a prominent Italian painter at the close of the 18th century, active in an early Neoclassic style in Rom... ; in the first Madonna and seven Saints by Agostino MasucciAgostino Masucci Agostino Masucci was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period.... . The last Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Marcelli was Édouard Gagnon but due to his death in August 2007 it is currently vacant. Cardinal Protectors since 1921 Francesco Cardinal Ragonesi (7 Mar 1921 - 14 Sep 1931) Maurilio Cardinal Fossati (13 Mar 1933 - 30 Mar 1965) Carlo Cardinal Grano (26 Jun 1967 - 2 Apr 1976) Dominic EkandemDominic Ekandem Dominic Ignatius Cardinal Ekandem , was a Roman Catholic cardinal and was the first West African Catholic Bishop.... (24 May 1976 - 24 Nov 1995) Edouard Cardinal GagnonÉdouard Cardinal Gagnon ?douard Cardinal Gagnon was a Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal and President of the Pontifical Council for the Family for 1... P.S.S. (29 Jan 1996 - 25 Aug 2007) External links