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	Topics Sant'Andrea al Quirinale Topic Home Sant'Andrea al Quirinale is the church of the Jesuit seminary on the Quirinal HillQuirinal Hill Summary The Quirinal Hill is one of the Seven Hills of Rome, at the north-east of the historical city center.... in RomeRome Rome is the capital of Italy and of its region, called Latium.... . It was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Giovanni de' RossiGiovanni Battista de Rossi Giovanni Battista de Rossi was an Italian archaeologist, famous outside his field for his rediscovery of early Christian cat... over two decades (1658-1678). The site previously hosted a 16th century church, San Andrea a Montecavallo. The new building was commissioned by Pope Alexander VIIPope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII , born Fabio Chigi, was Pope from April 7, 1655 until his death in 1667. ... and Cardinal Camillo Pamphilj. It is considered one of the finest examples of Roman Baroque architectureFacts About Baroque architecture Baroque architecture, starting in the early 17th century in Italy, took the humanist Roman vocabulary of Renaissance archite... , embedding art into the structure in an often seamless combination. Bernini considered it his only perfect work. In his late years, his son recalled, he spent hours sitting in the church and looking at the polychrome marbles, the gilded and bleached stuccoes, and the play of light in the interior. Oval in shape, with the entrance and high altar on the short axis of the ellipse, Sant'Andrea has a semicircular porch decorated with the arms of its Pamphilj patron. The stucco decoration was designed by Bernini and executed by Antonio RaggiAntonio Raggi Antonio Raggi was an Italian sculptor of the Roman Baroque. ... and others between 1661 and 1666, with putti and cherubim beneath the windows. A Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (1668) by BorgognoneBorgognone *Borgognone can refer to one of two Italian painters... stands on the high altar. The first chapel houses three canvas by Baciccio: Death of San Francesco Saverio and two other canvases (1705). The second chapel has three canvases by Giacinto BrandiGiacinto Brandi Giacinto Brandi was an Italian painter of the Baroque era, active mainly in Rome and Naples.... : a Deposition, a Flagellation, and a Road to Calvary (1682). In the second chapel on the left is a Madonna with child and Saint Stanislao Kostka (1687) by Carlo MarattaCarlo Maratta Carlo Maratta or Maratti was an Italian painter of High Baroque, active mostly in Rome.... with a ceiling fresco of Glory of the Saints by Giovanni OdazziGiovanni Odazzi Giovanni Odazzi was an Italian painter and etcher of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.... . In the first chapel is a Madonna and child and Saints by Ludovico Mazzanti, with a ceiling with Glory of the Angels by Giuseppe Chiari. Carlo Emanuele IV, King of Sardinia and PiedmontCharles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia Charles Emmanuel IV was King of Sardinia from 1796 to 1802. ... is buried in one of the side chapels. St. Stanislaus KostkaStanislaus Kostka Stanislaw Kostka, S.J., was a Polish novice of the Society of Jesus.... is also enshrined here. Currently, Odilo Cardinal SchererOdilo Scherer Odilo Pedro Cardinal Scherer is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.... holds the title of Cardinal Priest of the Titulus San Andrea in Quirinali. There are two other major Sant'Andrea churches in Rome: Sant'Andrea delle FratteSant'Andrea delle Fratte Sant'Andrea delle Fratte is a 17th century basilica church in Rome, devoted to St.... Sant'Andrea della ValleSant'Andrea della Valle Sant'Andrea della Valle is a basilica church in Rome, in the rione of Sant'Eustachio.... External links . This shows the oval dome of Sant'Andrea in the center of the photo, southeast of the long side-wing of the Quirinal PalaceQuirinal Palace The Quirinal Palace is now the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic upon the Quirinal Hill, one of th... , which envelops the formal gardens. Northeast of this church, at the south corner of the next intersection (Quirinale and Quattro Fontana) is the small dome of Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro FontaneSan Carlo alle Quattro Fontane San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane is a church in Rome, designed by Francesco Borromini, is an iconic masterpiece of Baroque arc... .