The Church of Saint Antony of the Portuguese features a facade dominated by a massive, weathered coat of arms carved in stone, representing the Portuguese royal family. This building served as the national church for the Portuguese…
National Churches of Rome
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1. Church of St Antony of the Portuguese
2. Church of Saint Louis of the French
The Church of Saint Louis of the French sits behind a white travertine facade decorated with statues of Charlemagne and Saint Louis. This building serves as the national church for the French in Rome, functioning as a home for the French…
3. Church of Santa Maria dell'Anima
The facade of the Church of Santa Maria dell’Anima features a curved design that stands out against the straight lines of the surrounding Roman street. This is the national church of the German-speaking people in Rome, founded in the…
4. Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury
The Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury features a brick facade tucked into the narrow streets of the Regola district. This building serves the English-speaking community of Rome and traces its origins to a hospice for pilgrims founded in…
5. Santa Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli
The facade of Santa Maria in Monserrato features a relief of the Virgin Mary above the doorway, carved by a sculptor who famously struggled to finish it. Giovanni Battista Contini designed the current structure in the seventeenth century,…
6. Basilica di San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini
The Basilica of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini wears a travertine facade that pushes out into the narrow street, distinguished by the massive, curved pediment above its central door. Construction began in fifteen twenty-three for the…