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San Pietro in Montorio (English: "Saint Peter on the Golden Mountain") is a church in
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, Italy, which includes in its courtyard the ''Tempietto'', a small commemorative ''
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'' ('martyry') built by
Donato Bramante Donato Bramante (1444 – 11 April 1514), born as Donato di Pascuccio d'Antonio and also known as Bramante Lazzari, was an Italian architect and painter. He introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rom ...
.


History

The Church of San Pietro in Montorio was built on the site of an earlier 9th-century church dedicated to
Saint Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, e ...
on Rome's
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hill. It serves as a shrine, marking the supposed site of St. Peter's
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, who served as
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from 1472. The church was rebuilt through the generous funding of
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of Spain. It was consecrated in 1500 by
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, whose current title holder, since 1 March 2008, is James Francis Cardinal Stafford.


Interior

The church is decorated with artworks by prominent 16th- and 17th-century masters. Until 1797,
Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), now generally known in English as Raphael ( , ), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of paintings by Raphael, His work is admired for its cl ...
's final masterpiece, the '' Transfiguration'', graced the high altar. At the start of the Napoleonic period, the altarpiece was expropriated by treaty by the French. it is now in the Vatican pinacoteca. The altar currently displays a copy by Cammuccini of
Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious works, but al ...
's ''Crucifixion of St. Peter'' (also now in
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). Although there is no grave marker, tradition has it that
Beatrice Cenci Beatrice Cenci ( , ; 6 February 157711 September 1599) was an Italian noblewoman imprisoned and repeatedly raped by her own father. She killed him, and was tried for murder. Despite outpourings of public sympathy, Cenci was beheaded in 1599 ...
—executed in 1599 for the murder of her abusive father and made famous by
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, among others—is buried below the high altar. The first chapel on the right contains
Sebastiano del Piombo Sebastiano del Piombo (; – 21 June 1547) was an Italian painter of the High Renaissance and early Mannerism, Mannerist periods, famous as the only major artist of the period to combine the colouring of the Venetian School (art), Venetian scho ...
's ''Flagellation'' and ''Transfiguration'' (1516–24).
Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6March 147518February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspir ...
, who had befriended Sebastiano in Rome, supplied figure drawings that were incorporated into the ''Flagellation''. The second chapel has a fresco by
Niccolò Circignani Niccolò Circignani (c. 1517/1524 – after 1596) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerism, Mannerist period. Biography Born in Pomarance, he is one of three Italian painters called Pomarancio (disambiguation), Pomaranci ...
(1554), some Renaissance frescoes from the school of Pinturicchio, and an allegorical sibyl and virtue attributed to
Baldassare Peruzzi Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (7 March 1481 – 6 January 1536) was an Italian architect and painter, born in a small town near Siena (in Ancaiano, ''frazione'' of Sovicille) and died in Rome. He worked for many years with Bramante, Raphael, and l ...
. The fourth chapel has a ceiling fresco by
Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian, and biographer who is best known for his work ''Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects'', considered the ideol ...
. The ceiling of the fifth chapel contains another fresco, the ''Conversion of St. Paul'', by Vasari. The altarpiece is attributed to
Giulio Mazzoni Giulio Mazzoni (1525–1618) was an Italian painter and stuccoist, active during the Renaissance period. He was born in Piacenza, but studied in Rome under Daniele da Volterra, and was active about the year 1568. He helped decorate the Palazzo Sp ...
, while the funerary monument of
Pope Julius III Pope Julius III (; ; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1550 to his death, in March 1555. After a career as a disting ...
and Roberto Nobili are by
Bartolomeo Ammannati Bartolomeo Ammannati (18 June 1511 – 13 April 1592) was an Italian architect and sculptor, born at Settignano, near Florence, Italy. He studied under Baccio Bandinelli and Jacopo Sansovino (assisting on the design of the Library of St. Mark ...
. Also buried in the chapel is Julius III's scandalous 'nephew', Cardinal
Innocenzo Ciocchi Del Monte Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte (1532 – 2 November 1577) was a notorious cardinal whose relationship with Pope Julius III (born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte) caused grave scandal in the early 16th century. Born in Borgo San Donnino (now Fidenza ...
. The last chapel on the left contains a ''Baptism of Christ'', attributed to
Daniele da Volterra Daniele Ricciarelli (; 15094 April 1566), better known as Daniele da Volterra (, ), was a Mannerism, Mannerist List of Italian painters, Italian painter and sculpture, sculptor. He is best remembered for his association with Michelangelo. Sev ...
, and stucco-work and ceiling frescoes by
Giulio Mazzoni Giulio Mazzoni (1525–1618) was an Italian painter and stuccoist, active during the Renaissance period. He was born in Piacenza, but studied in Rome under Daniele da Volterra, and was active about the year 1568. He helped decorate the Palazzo Sp ...
. A pupil of
Antoniazzo Romano Antonio di Benedetto Aquilo degli Aquili (c. 1430 – c. 1510), known as Antoniazzo Romano, was an Italian Early Renaissance painter, the leading figure of the Roman school during the latter part of the 15th century. He "made a speciality of ...
frescoed the third chapel with the ''Saint Anne, Virgin, and Child''.
Dirck van Baburen Dirck Jaspersz. van Baburen ( – 21 February 1624) was a Dutch people, Dutch Painting, painter and one of the Utrecht School, Utrecht Caravaggisti. Biography Dirck van Baburen was probably born in Wijk bij Duurstede, but his family moved to ...
, a central figure of the Dutch Caravaggisti, painted the ''
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'' for the Pietà Chapel, which is indebted to Caravaggio's
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. Baburen worked with another Dutch artist,
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in this chapel. The two other paintings, ''The Mocking of Christ'' and ''The Agony in the Garden'' are variously attributed to either or both of the artists. The second chapel on the left, the Raimondi Chapel (1640), was designed by
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (, ; ; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italians, Italian sculptor and Italian architect, architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more prom ...
. It includes
Francesco Baratta Francesco Baratta the elder (c. 1590–1666) was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period. He was born in Massa, Tuscany, Massa di Carrara, and moved to Rome to work under Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He was one of many siblings, one of whom, Francesco ...
's ''Saint Francis in Ecstasy'' and sculptures by Andrea Bolgi and Niccolò Sale.


Irish chieftains' tombs

At the high altar are two tombs: that of
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone (; – 20 July 1616) was an Irish lord and key figure of the Nine Years' War. Known as the "Great Earl", he led the confederacy of Irish lords against the English Crown in resistance to the Tudor conquest of Ir ...
and his son
Hugh O'Neill, 4th Baron Dungannon Hugh O'Neill, 4th Baron Dungannon (; – 23 September 1609) was an Irish nobleman. The eldest son of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Siobhán O'Donnell, he was considered the heir to the O'Neill clan, though he predeceased his father. Dunga ...
, who predeceased him, and the tomb shared by
Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell (Irish language, Irish: ''Rudhraighe'' ''Ó Domhnaill''; 1575 – 28 July 1608), was an Gaelic Ireland, Irish Gaelic lord and the last lord of Tyrconnell prior to the Plantation of Ulster. He succeeded his ...
, and his brother Cathbharr, both of them younger brothers of
Red Hugh O'Donnell Hugh Roe O'Donnell II (; 20 October 1572 – 30 August 1602), also known as Red Hugh O'Donnell, was an Irish Chief of the Name, clan chief and senior leader of the Irish confederacy during the Nine Years' War (Ireland), Nine Years' War. He was ...
. At least eleven Irish exiles were interred at San Pietro in Montorio (including Tyrone's foster-brother
Henry Hovenden Henry Hovenden (died 24 September 1610) was an Anglo-Irish secretary and lawyer. He was foster-brother and chief advisor to Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone during the Irish Nine Years' War. Historian John Marshall described Hovenden as O'Neill's " ...
), though not all have commemorative slabs. In 1607, following increased hostility from the English government, these four Irish noblemen fled their country accompanied with ninety followers. Tyrconnell and Cathbharr died in 1608; Dungannon died in 1609. They all died of fever, probably
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, which was caught during an ill-fated holiday to Ostia in July 1608. Their tombs are covered with marble inscribed slabs with coloured borders, crests and shields. They are about 12 feet from the altar on the left as you face it and are normally covered by a carpet. Tyrone died in 1616 and was buried in the church with much less solemnity, likely due to leaving very little funds. The original simple tombstone was lost in about 1849, but the text of the short inscription was copied: " D.O.M. Hugonis principis ONelli ossa" (Dedicated to God the Best and Greatest. The bones of Prince Hugh O'Neill). In 1989, Cardinal
Tomás Ó Fiaich Tomás Séamus Ó Fiaich, KGCHS (3 November 1923 – 8 May 1990) was an Irish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 2 October 1977 until his death. He was created ...
laid a new marble plaque with the same inscription in approximately the original place.


The ''Tempietto''

The so-called ''Tempietto'' () is a small commemorative tomb (''
martyrium A ''martyrium'' (Latin) or ''martyrion'' (Greek) (: ''martyria)'', sometimes anglicized martyry (: "martyries"), is a church or shrine built over the tomb of a Christian martyr. It is associated with a specific architectural form, centered on a ...
'') designed by
Donato Bramante Donato Bramante (1444 – 11 April 1514), born as Donato di Pascuccio d'Antonio and also known as Bramante Lazzari, was an Italian architect and painter. He introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rom ...
, possibly built as early as 1502 in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio. Commissioned by
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of Spain, the ''Tempietto'' is considered a masterpiece of
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Italian architecture. It is intended to mark the exact spot of St Peter's crucifixion.


List of Cardinal-Priests

*
Costanzo de Sarnano Costanzo de Sarnano, O.F.M. Conv. or Gasparo Torri (1531–1595) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography Born on 4 October 1531 in Sarnano, March of Ancona, he entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventual when he was ten years old; he changed ...
, O.F.M.Conv. (April 20, 1587 - December 20, 1595 deceased) *
Guido Pepoli Guido Pepoli (May 6, 1560 – June 1599) was an Italian Cardinal (catholicism), cardinal. He was ordained by Pope Sixtus V on December 20, 1589 and held office of Treasurer of His Holiness. From January 15, 1590 to February 6, 1592 he was Cardinal-D ...
(January 8, 1596 - June 1599 deceased) *
Domenico Toschi Domenico Toschi (June 11, 1535 – March 26, 1620) was an Italian soldier, jurist, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was born in Castellarano in Reggio Emilia to a poor family. After having originally served as a soldier, Toschi trained in ...
(March 17, 1599 - July 25, 1604 appointed cardinal presbyter of Sant'Onofrio) * Anselmo Marzato, O.F.M.Cap. (June 24, 1604 - August 17, 1607 died) *
Maffeo Barberini Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...
(November 12, 1607 - May 5, 1610 appointed Cardinal Priest of Sant'Onofrio, then elected Pope Urban VIII) *
Domenico Toschi Domenico Toschi (June 11, 1535 – March 26, 1620) was an Italian soldier, jurist, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was born in Castellarano in Reggio Emilia to a poor family. After having originally served as a soldier, Toschi trained in ...
(May 5, 1610 - March 26, 1620 died) * Cesare Gherardi (March 3, 1621 - September 30, 1623 died) * Giovanni Doria (October 2, 1623 - November 19, 1642 died) * Gil de Albornoz y Espinosa (August 2, 1643 - December 19, 1649 died) * Camillo Astalli-Pamphili (October 17, 1650 - December 21, 1663 died) *
Celio Piccolomini Celio Piccolomini (1609–1681) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography Celio Piccolomini was born in Siena in 1609. On 29 October 1656, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, with Carlo de' Vecchi, ...
(February 11, 1664 - May 24, 1681 deceased) * Marco Galli (November 17, 1681 - July 24, 1683 deceased) *''Vacant title'' (1683 - 1686) * Leandro Colloredo, C.O. (September 30, 1686 - November 7, 1689 appointed Cardinal Priest of Saints Nereus and Achilleus) * Johannes von Goes (November 14, 1689 - October 19, 1696 died) * Domenico Maria Corsi (December 3, 1696 - November 6, 1697 died) * Baldassarre Cenci (December 2, 1697 - May 26, 1709 died) *
Antonio Francesco Sanvitale Antonio Francesco Sanvitale (10 February 1660 – 17 December 1714) was made a Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church from 1709. Life Antonio Francesco was born in Parma. Descended from a prominent family, including Galeazz ...
(September 9, 1709 - December 17, 1714 died) *
Bernardino Scotti Bernardino is a name of Italian, Hispanic, or Portuguese origin. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Bernardino of Fossa (1420–1503), Italian Franciscan historian and ascetical writer *Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), Italian ...
(February 5, 1716 - November 16, 1726 died) * Marco Antonio Ansidei (May 10, 1728 - July 6, 1729 appointed Cardinal Priest of Sant'Agostino) *
Francesco Scipione Maria Borghese Francesco Scipione Maria Borghese (20 May 1697 in Rome – 21 June 1759 in Rome) was an Italian cardinal from the Borghese family. He was elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XIII in the consistory of 6 July 1729. He died in Rome on 21 June 1 ...
(August 3, 1729 - March 31, 1732 appointed Cardinal Priest of San Silvestro in Capite) *
Vincenzo Bichi Vincenzo is an Italian male given name, derived from the Latin name Vincentius (the verb ''vincere'' means to win or to conquer). Notable people with the name include: Art *Vincenzo Amato (born 1966), Italian actor and sculptor * Vincenzo Bell ...
(March 31, 1732 - December 16, 1737 appointed Cardinal Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna) *''Vacant Title'' (1737 - 1740) * Joseph Dominicus von Lamberg (September 16, 1740 - August 30, 1761 died) *''Vacant Title'' (1761 - 1782) * Leopold Ernest von Firmian (April 19, 1782 - March 13, 1783 died) *''Vacant Title'' (1783 - 1819) * Rudolph Johann of Habsburg-Lorraine (June 4, 1819 - July 24, 1831 died) *''Vacant Title'' (1831 - 1839) *
Antonio Tosti Antonio Tosti (4 October 1776 – 20 March 1866) was Catholic Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio in Rome and later Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and Librarian of the Vatican Library. Personal life Tosti was born on 4 Octobe ...
(February 21, 1839 - March 20, 1866 deceased) * Paul Cullen (June 25, 1866 - October 24, 1878 deceased) * Francisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete (February 28, 1879 - March 30, 1895 deceased) *Blessed
Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás (17 June 1833 – 25 February 1909) was a Spanish cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of Toledo in addition to being the Primate of Spain and the Patriarch of the West Indies. He establis ...
(December 2, 1895 - February 25, 1909 deceased) *''Vacant title'' (1909 - 1912) *
Enrique Almaraz y Santos Enrique Almaraz y Santos S.T.D. (22 September 1847 – 22 January 1922) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Seville and, later, Archbishop of Toledo and so Primate of Spain. Early life and priesthood Enrique Almar ...
(December 2, 1912 - January 22, 1922 deceased) *
Enrique Reig y Casanova Enrique Reig y Casanova (20 January 1858 – 25 August 1927) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church and an archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain. Biography Enrique Reig was born in Valencia, Spain, and was educated at the diocesan seminar ...
(May 25, 1923 - August 20, 1927 deceased) *
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau Félix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau (April 6, 1866 – May 30, 1931) was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1926 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1927. Early life One of e ...
, O.P. (December 22, 1927 - May 31, 1931 deceased) *''Vacant Title'' (1931 - 1935) *
Isidro Gomá y Tomás Isidro Gomá y Tomás (19 August 1869 – 22 August 1940) was the Bishop of Tarazona in the Province of Zaragoza and was known for his strong support of Francisco Franco and the National Movement during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). He ...
(December 19, 1935 - August 22, 1940 deceased) *''Vacant Title'' (1940 - 1946) *
Enrique Pla y Deniel Enrique Pla y Deniel (December 19, 1876 – July 5, 1968) was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He came from a wealthy Barcelona family and trained at the local seminary and the Gregorian University in Rome before an early career ...
(February 18, 1946 - July 5, 1968 deceased) * Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. (April 30, 1969 - June 13, 1975 deceased) * Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. (May 24, 1976 - December 23, 2007 deceased) *
James Francis Stafford James Francis Stafford (born July 26, 1932) is an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as major penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary from 2003 to 2009. Stafford previously served as president of the Pontifical Cou ...
, since March 1, 2008 Catholic Hierarchy
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References

* Guagliumi Silvia.Donato Bramante.Pittore e sommo architetto in Lombardia e a Roma.L'uomo,le idee e l'opera. ISBN 9788896036631 Silvia editrice 2014.


Sources

* Freiberg, Jack (2014), "Bramante's Tempietto, the Roman Renaissance, and the Spanish Crown", New York, Cambridge University Press, 2014. * Fortunato, Giuseppe (2010), "The Role of Architectural Representation in the Analysis of the Building: The 3d Survey of San Pietro in Montorio's Temple in Rome", atti del "X Congreso Internacional expresiòn gràphica aplicada a la edificacìon, Alicante, Editorial Marfil", S.A. .
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The Tempietto is the circular dome in the center, enclosed tightly by the cloister of San Pietro in Montorio. Just west is the white hemicircle of the
Acqua Paola The Aqua Traiana (later rebuilt and named the Acqua Paola) was a 1st-century Roman aqueduct built by Emperor Trajan and inaugurated in 109 AD. It channelled water from sources around Lake Bracciano, 40 km (25 mi) north-west of Rome, to anc ...
.


External links

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