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Oratory of Santissimo Crocifisso

1568 establishments in the Papal StatesChurches of Rome (rione Trevi)Religious buildings and structures completed in 1568Renaissance architecture in RomeRoman Catholic churches in Rome
Eglise Santissimo Crocifisso
Eglise Santissimo Crocifisso

The Oratorio del Santissimo Crocifisso or the Oratory of the Most Holy Crucifix is a building in central Rome, Italy. Located next to the church of San Marcello al Corso, it served as a prayer hall and meeting house for the Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Crucifix (Arciconfraternita del Santissimo Crocifisso in Urbe). It is best known, like the Oratorio del Gonfalone, which shares the same artists, for its Mannerist decorations. The structure was built by Giacomo Della Porta in 1568, near the church of San Marcello, for the Confraternity of Crucifix, founded to venerate the Crucifix (crocefisso) from the nearby church. The confraternity was composed of some of the richest men in Rome, including the cardinals Ranuccio and Alessandro Farnese, nephews of the Pope. The theme of the interior decoration is the Triumph of the Cross. It employed Giovanni de' Vecchi, Cesare Nebbia, Niccolò Circignani, and Cristoforo Roncalli. It was also host of musical concerts, starting in 1639, when the first performances of fifteen musical oratorios [oratories] by Giacomo Carissimi and Emilio de' Cavalieri occurred here.

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Oratory of Santissimo Crocifisso
Piazza dell'Oratorio, Rome Municipio Roma I

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Oratorio del Crocifisso (Santissimo Crocifisso)

Piazza dell'Oratorio
00187 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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