Santa Maria in Vallicella

Santa Maria in Vallicella
Church of Saint Mary in the Little Valley[1]
Chiesa Nuova, Santa Maria in Puteo Albo
Chiesa di Santa Maria in Vallicella
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41°53′55″N 12°28′9″E / 41.89861°N 12.46917°E / 41.89861; 12.46917
LocationVia di Governo Vecchio 134, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionLatin Church
Religious instituteOratorians
Websitevallicella.org
History
Statustitular church
Founded1575
DedicationPope Gregory I and Mary, mother of Jesus
Relics held
Architecture
Architectural typeBaroque
Completed1599
Administration
DioceseRome

Santa Maria in Vallicella, also called Chiesa Nuova, is a church in Rome, Italy, which today faces onto the main thoroughfare of the Corso Vittorio Emanuele and the corner of Via della Chiesa Nuova. It is the principal church of the Oratorians, a religious congregation of secular priests, founded by St Philip Neri in 1561 at a time in the 16th century when the Counter Reformation saw the emergence of a number of new religious institutes such as the Jesuits, the Theatines, and the Barnabites. These new congregations were responsible for several great preaching churches built in the Centro Storico, the others being Sant'Andrea della Valle (Theatines), San Carlo ai Catinari (Barnabites), and The Gesù and Sant'Ignazio (Jesuits).

  1. ^ Lucentini, Mauro; Lucentini, Paolo; Lucentini, Eric; Lucentini, Jack (July 6, 2006). Rome: A Practical Guide to the History and Culture of the Eternal City. Pallas Athene. ISBN 9781873429914 – via Google Books.