Sant'Andrea della Valle

Church of St. Andrew of the Valley
  • Sant'Andrea della Valle (Italian)
  • S. Andreæ Apostoli de Valle (Latin)
The Baroque façade of Sant'Andrea della Valle
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41°53′45″N 12°28′28″E / 41.89583°N 12.47444°E / 41.89583; 12.47444
LocationRome
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic
Religious instituteTheatines
History
StatusTitular church, Minor basilica
Consecrated1650
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
StyleRenaissance
Groundbreaking1590
Completed1650
Administration
ProvinceDiocese of Rome
Clergy
Cardinal protectorDieudonné Nzapalainga, CSSR

Sant'Andrea della Valle is a titular church and minor basilica in the rione of Sant'Eustachio of the city of Rome, Italy. The basilica is the seat of the general curia of the Theatines and is located on the Piazza Vidoni, at the intersection of Corso Vittorio Emanuele (facing facade) and Corso Rinascimento. It is one of the great 17th century preaching churches built by Counter-Reformation orders in the Centro Storico (the others being San Carlo ai Catinari of the Barnabites, The Gesù and Sant'Ignazio of the Jesuits, and the Chiesa Nuova of the Oratorians).