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	Topics Santa Maria della Vittoria Topic Home Santa Maria della Vittoria is a small basilicaBasilica The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building , usually located at the centre of a Roman... 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.... , on Via XX Settembre. History The church was begun in 1605 as a chapel dedicated to Saint Paul for the Discalced CarmelitesCarmelites The Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, or Carmelite Order, or sometimes simply Mount Carmel by synechdoche is the... . After the Catholic victory at the battle of White MountainBattle of White Mountain The Battle of White Mountain, November 8, 1620 was an early battle in the Thirty Years' War in which an army of 20,000 Bohem... in 1620, which reversed the ReformationReformation Overview Reformation may refer to:Movements:... in BohemiaBohemia Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic.... , the church was rededicated to the Virgin Mary. (Turkish standards captured at the 1683 siege of ViennaBattle of Vienna Summary The Battle of Vienna took place on September 11 and September 12 1683 after Vienna had been besieged by Turks for two months... hang in the church, as part of this victorious theme.) The order itself funded the building work until the discovery in the excavations of the Borghese HermaphroditusBorghese Hermaphroditus The marble sculpture type known as the Borghese Hermaphroditus is thought to be a Roman copy of a bronze work by the Helleni... . Scipione BorgheseScipione Borghese Cardinal Scipione Borghese was an Italian Renaissance prelate, art collector and member of the noble Borghese family.... appropriated this sculpture but in return (and to make up for his loss of influence due to the death of his uncle and patronPope Paul V Pope Paul V , born Camillo Borghese, was Pope from May 16, 1605 until his death. ... ) funded the rest of work on the facade and granted the order his architect Giovanni Battista SoriaGiovanni Battista Soria Summary Giovanni Battista Soria was an who lived and worked mostly in Rome.... . These grants only came into effect in 1624 however, though work was completed two years later. Overview Architectural The church is the only structure designed and completed by the early BaroqueBaroque In the arts, Baroque is both a period and the style that dominated it.... architect Carlo MadernoCarlo Maderno Carlo Maderno was an Italian architect remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture.... , though the interior suffered a fire in 1833 and required restoration. Its façade, however, was erected by Soria during Maderno's lifetime, 1624–1626, showing the unmistakable influence of Maderno's Santa SusannaSanta Susanna Santa Susanna is a church on the Quirinal in Rome, with a titulus at its site that dates back to about 280.... nearby. Its interior has a single wide nave under a low segmental vault, with three interconnecting side chapels behind arches separated by colossal corinthian pilastersCorinthian order The Corinthian order is one of the Classical orders of Greek and Roman architecture, characterized by a slender fluted colum... with gilded capitals that support an enriched entablature. Contrasting marble revetments are enriched with white and gilded stucco angels and putti in full relief. The interior was sequentially enriched after Maderno's death; its vault was frescoed in 1675 with triumphant themes within shaped compartments with feigned frames: The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Rebel Angels executed by Giovanni Domenico CerriniGiovanni Domenico Cerrini Giovanni Domenico Cerrini, also called Gian Domenico Cerrini or il Cavalier Perugino, , was an Italian painter of t... . Sculptural The masterpiece in the Cornaro Chapel, to the left of the altar, is Ecstasy of St. TeresaEcstasy of St Theresa *The Ecstasy of St Theresa* is a marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which is part of his complete architectural des... by Scipione's favored sculptor, Bernini. The statues depict a moment described by Saint Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Ávila Saint Teresa of vila was a major figure of the Catholic Reformation as a prominent Spanish mystic and writer and as a mona... in her autobiography, where she had the vivid vision of an angelAngel An angel is a supernatural being found in many religions.... piercing her heart with a golden shaft, causing her both immense joy and pain. The flowing robes and contorted posture abandon classical restraint and repose to depict a more passionate, almost voluptous trance. Other sculptural detail abounds: The Dream of Joseph (left transept, Domenico GuidiDomenico Guidi Domenico Guidi was a prominent Italian Baroque sculptor.... , flanked by relief panels by Pierre Etienne Monnot) and the funeral monument to Berlinghiero Cardinal Gessi. There are paintings by GuercinoGiovanni Francesco Barbieri 'Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, best known as Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter from the region of Emilia, and... , Nicolas Lorrain, and Domenichino. Tituli Santa Maria della Vittoria is a titular church. The Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Mariae de Victoria was Giuseppe CaprioGiuseppe Cardinal Caprio Giuseppe Cardinal Caprio, was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.... until his death in October 2005. On 24 March 2006, Pope Benedict XVIFacts About Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th and reigning Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, and as such, Monarch of the Vatican City Sta... elevated Sean O'Malley to the titulusTitulus *Titulus* describes the conventional inscriptions on stone that listed the honours of an individual or that identified bo... . Sources External links (in Italian) The church is inconspicuous from this view, but it is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Largo Santa Susanna and Via XX Settembre.