The Church of Saint Anthony of the Portuguese is a Baroque structure in the Campo Marzio neighborhood, identifiable by the large coat of arms of the Braganza royal family displayed prominently on its facade. It began in the fifteenth…
National Churches of Rome
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1. Church of St Antony of the Portuguese
2. Church of Saint Louis of the French
The Church of Saint Louis of the French is recognizable by its travertine façade, which features statues of French figures including Charlemagne and King Louis the Ninth. As the national church for the French community in Rome, it was…
3. Church of Santa Maria dell'Anima
You can identify Santa Maria dell'Anima by its slender bell tower, which features a distinctive polychromatic spire topped with a bronze double-headed eagle. This church originated in thirteen fifty as a hospice founded by a couple from…
4. Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury
The Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury sits along Via di Monserrato, identified by a portal built in a Romanesque eclectic style with oculi and arched windows. This building functions as the chapel for the Venerable English College, a…
5. Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli
Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli features a sculpted stone group above its entrance depicting the Virgin and Child with a saw, an allusion to the serrated mountain of Montserrat in Catalonia. This is the national church of Spain in…
6. Basilica di San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini
The Basilica of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini is distinguished by a slender brick and stucco dome that Romans have long nicknamed the sucked sugared almond. This church sits near a bend in the Tiber River at the end of Via Giulia,…