ROME 2

S.Agostino
The church of St. Augustine
The Church of St Augustine was built in
1420 and restored several times thereafter.
The facade is in Renaissance style. The church
contains two Italian masterpieces: the first
chapel on the left holds the 'Madonna of the
Pilgrims' by Caravaggio, and on the third pillar
of the central nave is Raphael’s ‘The Prophet
Isaiah’, the only painting by Raphael to be
found in the churches of Rome.
Raphael’s fresco of the prophet Isaiah gives the
illusion of a three-dimensional character, flanked by
putti figures. He carries a Hebrew scroll with his
prophecy foretelling the birth of Christ.
Caravaggio’s Madonna depicts the apparition of the barefoot virgin and naked child to two peasants on a pilgrimage. The unveiling of this painting "caused the common
people to make a great cackle (schiamazzo) over it". The
uproar was not surprising. The Virgin Mary, like her
admiring pilgrims, is barefoot. The flaking brick is visible
next to the doorway. The scene is a moment where the
common encounters the divine, whose appearance is also
common.
S.Luigi dei Francesi
The church of St. Louis of the French
This church was dedicated in 1589 to St. Louis of
France and is the home to many works of art, such as
the Assumption of the Virgin by Francesco Bassano
(1589) and the frescoes of Domenichino on the life of
Saint Cecilia (1616). A cast of prominent artists and
painters worked on the internal decoration of San
Luigi dei Francesi and the result of their work is evident in the magnificent interior. However, the church’s
most famous paintings are those in the Contarelli
Chapel. Inspired by the figure of St. Matthew,
Caravaggio produced some of his most famous works
here including the three famous canvasses: The Calling
of St Matthew, The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, and
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew.
The ceiling of the main nave.
The Calling of Saint Matthew
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew
S.Silvestro in capite
The church of St. Silvester
with the head of John the Baptist
The Basilica of San Silvestro in Capite was founded by
Pope Paul I in 761 AD. It was built as a shrine to receive
the relics of the saints and martyrs from the Catacombs
which were being desecrated at that time. It is known as
‘in capite’ because it contains a fragment of the skull of
John the Bpatist.
Eight popes are buried in the basilica, including the
titular patron, St. Sylvester I, who died in 335 AD. The high
altar is designed by Michaelangelo.
Fragment of the skull of John the Baptist,
Precursor of the Lord.
SS.Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso
The church of St. Ambrose and Charles Borromeo
Construction on the church began in 1610 in honor of
the canonization of St. Charles Borromeo. It is dedicated
in his honor and in honor of St. Ambrose. Both were bishops of Milan. The central vault is frescoed with a Fall of
the Rebel Angels (1677–1679) by Giacinto Brandi. The
altarpiece, depicting the Saints Ambrose and Charles, was
painted around 1685-1690 by Carlo Maratta. The church
also contains the Chapel of St Olav, and is the Norwegian
national shrine.
Reliquary with the heart of St. Charles Borromeo
S.Lorenzo in Lucina
The basilica dates back to the 4th century and
was dedicated in honor of the deacon and martyr,
St. Lawrence. The designation ‘in Lucina’ refers to the
Christian woman Lucina, who owned the house where the
church was built. Pope Marcellus I hid here during the
persecution of Maxentius and Pope Damasus was
elected here in 366.
The façade dates back to 1112 and the
rebuilding undertaken by Pope Paschal II. The interior
was renovated in the 17th century.
Piazza S.Lorenzo in Lucina
S.Giovanni dei Fiorentini
St. John of the Florentines, is dedicated
to St. John the Baptist, the protector of
Florence. It was started in the 16th
century and completed in early 18th
century and is the national church of
Florence in Rome. The main façade
fronts onto the Via Guilia.. This straight
street was an urban initiative, carried
out in 1508 by the architect Donato
Bramante at the instigation of Pope
Julius II Della Rovere, which cut through
the irregular urban fabric to the Bridge
of the Angels, the bridge which crosses
the River Tiber to the Castel Sant
Angelo and St Peter Basilia.
Sofia Cavalletti
(1917 - 2011)
We sing the Magnificat
for the life of
Sofia Cavalletti
who gave to the Church
the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
Eucharist at 11 AM,
Wednesday, 24 August, 2011
at S. Giovanni dei Florentini Church,
Rome.
May she rest forever in the
arms of the Good Shepherd.
After the funeral Mass, preparing to take the body of
Sofia Cavalletti to its final resting place.