Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
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| Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore | |
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| English name: | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
| Dedication: | Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Built: | C. 1450 |
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| Address: | Piazza Navona |
Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore is a church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is also known as San Giacomo degli Spagnoli, St James of the Spaniards.
[edit] History
It was built for the Holy Year of 1450, and was for a long time used by the Spanish court and Spanish pilgrims. When Santa Maria de Monserrato degli Spagnoli was completed in the 17th century, the focus of the Spanish community shifted to that church, which is now the Spanish national church.
[edit] Interior
Most of the older works of art and funerary monuments in the church were tranferred to Santa Maria de Monserrato degli Spagnoli.
What remains in the church are some Renaissance works, such as a chancel in polychrome marble and the marble backdrop behind the high altar.
The Cappella di San Giacomo is also intact.
