St. BENEDICT

S. BENEDETTO

Via del Gazometro 23

1936 Clemente Busiri Vici (1887/1965)

Only the outer walls remained standing after the bombing of the Allied Forces on March 3, 1944

It was rebuilt in 1949 and completed inside in 1953

In the ceiling round panels “Stories of St. Benedict” by Ferruccio Ferrazzi (1891/1978)

“After a debut inspired by Segantini and a temporary, partial adherence to Futurism, he followed the neo-classicism of the Novecento (Twentyeth-Century) current, albeit mitigated with accents of Pre-Raphaelite origin. He thoroughly studied encaustic technique and he used it, especially in wall paintings” (Enciclopedia Treccani)

In the CHAPELS two paintings:

“Madonna and Child” 1951 by Silvio Consadori (1909/94)

 ”St. Joseph with Jesus teenager” 1953 by Luigi Filocamo (1906/88)

MAIN ALTAR

Canvas “St. Benedict” by Ferruccio Ferrazzi

ACEA PALACE

PALAZZO DELL'ACEA

Piazzale Ostiense 2

1960 Cesare Valle (1902/2000) and Ignazio Guidi (1904/78)

ACEA is a public company that is responsible for the management of water and energy services

“Ignazio Guidi was in constant contact with fellow architects and engineers of his generation, with whom he formed design teams for competitions, and participated in the fervent cultural debate of the time, which led to the slow but steady emergence of modern architecture and the contemporary defeat of neoclassical and academic positions, who had many followers in Rome” (Filippo Spaini - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Treccani)

Fountain in front of the palace 1962 by Ludovico Quaroni (1911/87)