Santa Maria della Vittoria
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Tags : Church & Cathedral
Timings : Monday - Saturday: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Entry Fee : Free
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Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome Overview
The Santa Maria della Vittoria is a church situated on the Via Venti Settembre in Rome. It has a fancy interior and is blessed with a lot of natural lighting. The most notable artwork here is Bernini’s racy Santa Teresa trafitta dall’amore di Dio (Ecstasy of Saint Teresa), displayed in the Cornaro Chapel. There are also other art pieces by painters like Guercino, Nicolas Lorrain, and Domenichino.
It is dedicated to the victory of the Catholics over the Bohemians in the war of the White Mountain. However, it was constructed before that, between 1608 and 1620. It was designed by the architect Carlo Maderno in the baroque style. It has a plain exterior, but the inside looks pretty with paintings and gilded stuccos. Bernini also designed the Cornaro Chapel. His Ecstasy of Saint Teresa portrays Teresa floating on a cloud while an angel pierces her with a golden arrow. The sculpture was made between 1647 and 1652. The church is small, so it can be a little crowded.
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