Maybe it
was originally built by Gregory VII (1073/85 )
It is
mentioned in the sources for the first time in 1145
It has been
called over the centuries also S. Gregorio a Ponte Quattro Capi (St.
Gregory by the Bridge with the Four Heads) for its proximity to Fabricius Bridge, S.
Gregorio de Ponte Iudeorum (St. Gregory by the Bridge of the Jewish) for
its proximity to the Jewish Ghetto or S. Gregorietto (Small St. Gregory)
to distinguish it from the larger church of St.
Gregory the Great
It was
built, according to tradition, over the birthplace of St. Gregory the Great
(590/604) who was part of the Anici family
The ancient
structures visible in the crypt under the sacristy belong, in fact, to the
nearby Theatre of Marcellus
The
historical events of the church intertwine with those of the Jewish community
since 1555, when Paul IV (1555/59) established the Jewish Ghetto
Sold in
1727 to the Congregation of the Workers of the Divine Mercy for families
who had become poor
It was
rebuilt with new FAÇADE in the years 1727/29, a masterpiece by Filippo Barigioni (about 1680/1753) a pupil of Carlo
Fontana
On the
portal oval with fresco “Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. Gregory” 1729 by Etienne Parrocel (1696/1774)
In the
cartouche dating from the first half of 1600s (engraved on a marble slab in
1858) there is a passage from the Bible in Hebrew and Latin from the Book of
Consolation of Isaiah, in which the Jews are reprimanded
Restorations
in 1858
POLYGONAL
APSE
1934 by Antonio Muñoz (1884/1960). It is not connected to the
church
VAULT
Frescoes “Glory
of the Virgin Mary” and pendentives “Angels with scrolls” 1858 by Giuseppe Sereni (1823/after 1888), in place of the
ruined original paintings by Etienne Parrocel
RIGHT ALTAR
- ALTAR OF S. FILIPPO NERI
“Ecstasy of
S. Filippo Neri at the Minerva” by Andrea Casali
(1705/84), a pupil of Sebastiano Conca and Francesco Trevisani
In the
altar there are the relics of the Sts. Probus and Verecondius
On the right
“Gravestone in memory of the Marquis Giuseppe Origo” d. 1822 founder of the
Corps of the Firefighters of the State of the Church
MAIN ALTAR
“Glory of
Angels” in gilded stucco by Pietro Bracci
(1700/73) that includes “Madonna and Child” by the Belgian Gilles Hallet (1620/94) copy (some believe it is the
original) from the original painting by the same artist in S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci
Lunette
above the altar “Eternal God Blessing” 1858 by Pasquale
Marini (about 1660/about 1712) pupil of Carlo Maratta
LEFT ALTAR
- ALTAR OF St. GREGORY THE GREAT
“St.
Gregory at the soup kitchen” by Etienne Parrocel
for Cardinal Corsini
“In the
painting emerge the characteristic juxtaposition of masses of color, the
classicism, the pictorial refinement and the delicacy of expression that
distinguish the works of the French painter” (Roberta Luciani, Carla Termini)
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