Santa Maria in Trivio is a
church in Rome. It is dedicated to
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...
, and is located on Piazza dei Crociferi in
rione Trevi. It is near the
Fountain of Trevi.
In
Mariano Vasi's 19th-century guidebook, the church is referred to as Santa Maria a Trevi. According to tradition, the church was founded by the Byzantine general
Belisarius
Belisarius (; el, Βελισάριος; The exact date of his birth is unknown. – 565) was a military commander of the Byzantine Empire under the emperor Justinian I. He was instrumental in the reconquest of much of the Mediterranean terr ...
in the 6th century. Allegedly, he found the church to expiate for deposing Pope
Silverius in 537. Previously the church had been known as ''Santa Maria in Fornica''. This was recorded in an 11th-century inscription on the wall of the church.
In 1571 the church was given to the Order of the Crociferi. Between 1573 and 1575 the architect
Giacomo del Duca rebuilt the church, designing e.g. the innovative
pediment
Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape.
Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds.
A pedim ...
above the entrance door.
The crucifix in the chapel was decorated by
Giovanni Francesco Bolognese. The altarpiece of ''St Camillo de Lellis'' was painted by
Gasparo Serenari. The main altarpiece was painted by
Bartolommeo Morelli. Other altarpieces in side altars were by the studio of
Palma il Giovane,
Luigi Scaramuccia, and
Pietro Perugino
Pietro Perugino (, ; – 1523), born Pietro Vannucci, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael was his most famous pupil.
Ea ...
. The ceiling was painted by
Antonio Gherardi
Antonio Gherardi (''Il Reatino'') (20 September 1638 – 10 May 1702) was an Italian painter, architect, and sculptor (stuccoist) of the Baroque style, active mainly in and near Rome and his native city of Rieti.
Life
Antonio was born in Rieti ...
.
[Itinerario instruttivo di Roma, Volume 1, by Mariano Vasi, Rome, (1791), page 309.]
References
* Rendina, Claudio (2000). ''Guida insolita ai misteri, ai segreti, alle leggende e alle curiosità delle Chiese di Roma''. Newton & Compton Editori.
Maria Trivio
Maria Trivio
16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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