Mentioned
in the sources for the first time in 1186
Maybe
restored in about 1216 by Honorius III Savelli (1216/27) who entrusted it to
English prelates
Originally
it had the orientation reversed, with entry from Piazzetta dei Massimi
Granted in
1614 by Paul V Borghese (1605/21) to St. Joseph Calasanz (1557/1648),
founder of the Order of the Pious Schools, the first free public schools in
Europe that he opened in 1567 near the church of S. Dorotea (St. Dorothy of
Caesarea) in Trastevere
Reconstructed
in two phases: 1681/82 and 1686/89 by Giovanni Antonio
De Rossi (1616/95) for Cardinal Gaspare Carpegna, with the orientation
reversed
Last work
of Giovanni Antonio De Rossi and his most accomplished piece of religious
architecture, although maybe his initial project with a central plan had been
rejected by the Order
“The architectural
structure of S. Pantaleo is the expression of a first attempt to evolution, if
not revolution, of Baroque poetry towards forms that are able to rationalize
the means of expression, in the context of a classical language” (Gianfranco
Spagnesi)
Dedicated
to St. Panteaeon doctor of Nicomedia, martyr in the year 305. In Rome, the name
changed to Pantaleo and he became the protector of the lotto players and he was
an inspiration for winning numbers. The church was used for a long time for
exorcisms
1806 Giuseppe Valadier (1762/1839) for Prince Giovanni
Torlonia with “Frieze with weapons and armor” by Pietro
Aurelj
Spectacular
“Triumph of the Name
of Mary” 1687/92 masterpiece by Filippo Gherardi
(1643/1704)
Six years
before starting this amazing fresco Filippo Gherardi had mourned the death of
the painter Giovanni Coli (1636/81), his beloved partner, with whom he wanted
to share the grave even though he died 23 years later
1st
RIGHT - CHAPEL OF THE CROSS
Sculptural
group “Crucified Christ and
Mary Magdalene” by an unknown artist of the eighteenth century
and fresco with “Landscape”
2nd
RIGHT - CHAPEL OF St. JOSEPH
Above the
altar “Death of S. Joseph” about 1690 maybe by Sebastiano Ricci (1659/1734) with beautiful still life
on the left
Inside the
altar there are the relics of St. Flavian
martyr
1763/67
designed by Nicola Salvi (1697/1751)
Redesigned
and begun by Carlo Murena (1713/64)
Finished in
1802 by Giuseppe Valadier
Relief in
stucco “St. Joseph Calasanz
and the Scolopi Fathers attend the triumph of Our Lady” 1802 by Luigi
Acquisti (1745/1823) with inserted “Madonna of the pious
schools” given to the Scolopi Fathers in 1688
Urn
containing the body of St. Joseph Calasanz by Carlo
Murena
2nd
LEFT - CHAPEL OF St. PANTALEON
Above the
altar “St. Pantaleon heals
the sick” 1689 by Tommaso Caisotti copy from an
original of Guido Reni
Inside the
altar since 1995 body of blessed Pietro Casani
1740/46.
Above the altar “Sts. Joachim and
Anne with the Virgin Mary as a young girl” about 1750 Bartolomeo
Bosi
SACRISTY
In the
passageway of the entry “Tomb of Laudomia
Brancaleone” d. 1577 daughter of Giovanni Brancaleone, the knight who led the
Italians to victory in the challenge of Barletta in 1503
“Sts.
Justus and Pastor” maybe by Cristoforo Roncalli aka
Pomarancio (1552/1626) the only painting remaining of the original
furnishings
ORATORY OF
THE APPARITION
Decorated
1923/25 by Antonino Calcagnadoro (1876/1935)
ROOM OF St.
JOSEPH CALASANZ
It is
the room where he lived and died in 1648. Frescoes of the sixteenth century
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