Rome's Free Churches Boast Masterpiece Art
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Explore the map in the DocentPro app10 landmarks in Roma: Church of St. Louis of the French, Basilica of Sant’Agostino in Campo Marzio, and 8 more. Every place is verified on Google Maps, featured in a Facebook post by Italy with Locals.
Church of St. Louis of the French
Church
4.8
• Contains three Caravaggio masterpieces in the Contarelli Chapel • See The Calling of Saint Matthew, The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew, and Saint Matthew and the Angel
Basilica of Sant’Agostino in Campo Marzio
Church
4.7
• Look for Caravaggio’s Madonna di Loreto (Madonna of the Pilgrims) • Features Raphael’s fresco of the Prophet Isaiah • Also contains Jacopo Sansovino’s Madonna del Parto
Basilica Parrocchiale Santa Maria del Popolo
Church
4.7
• Houses two Caravaggio paintings: The Crucifixion of Saint Peter and The Conversion of Saint Paul • Contains the Chigi Chapel, designed by Raphael • Features Renaissance decoration by Pinturicchio
Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli
Church
4.7
• Come to see Michelangelo’s Moses sculpture • Sculpture created for the tomb of Pope Julius II • You can get surprisingly close to this extraordinary work
Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria
Church
4.7
• Features Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in the Cornaro Chapel • A defining masterpiece of Roman Baroque art • Combines sculpture, architecture, light, and theatre
Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola
Church
4.8
• Look up for Andrea Pozzo’s illusionistic ceiling fresco • Appears to open the church toward the heavens • The dome is an illusion, painted on a flat surface
Basilica of Saint Mary of Minerva
Church
4.7
• Important Gothic church near the Pantheon • See Michelangelo’s Risen Christ near the high altar • Features the Carafa Chapel with frescoes by Filippino Lippi
St. Peter's Basilica
Church
4.8
• Free entrance, housing important art like Michelangelo’s Pietà • Bernini’s bronze Baldachin above the papal altar • The dome, designed by Michelangelo, requires a separate paid ticket to climb
Chiesa del Gesù
Church
4.8
• One of Rome’s great Baroque interiors • Ceiling fresco, Triumph of the Name of Jesus by Baciccio • Figures merge into a theatrical composition, appearing to explode
Santa Prassede
Church
4.8
• Ancient basilica near Santa Maria Maggiore • Features extraordinary 9th-century mosaics • Chapel of Saint Zeno glows with gold mosaics
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