Santa Caterina da Siena
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Added by Basilwatkinsosb| Santa Caterina da Siena | |
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| English name: | St Catherine of Siena |
| Dedication: | St Catherine of Siena |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Built: | 1766-1770 |
| Architect(s): | Paolo Posi |
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| Address: | Via Giulia/Via Monserrato 62/A 00186 Roma |
| Phone: | 06 68 79 786 |
Santa Caterina da Siena in Via Giulia is dedicated to St Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church and patron of Europe. Pictures of the church at Wikimedia Commons.[1]
History
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The church is considered the last Baroque work in Rome. An oratory was built here under Leo X (1513-1521), and the church was built from 1766 to 1770 by the Sienese Archconfraternity for the Sienese colony in Rome. The architect was Paolo Posi.
ExteriorEdit
Above the door you can see the coat-of-arms of Siena, and above that the she-wolf and the twins Romulus and Remus, a symbol of Rome.
