Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

Now unfortunately invaded by readers of Dan Brown's 'Angels and Demons' this is an interesting Baroque church containing Bernini's 'Ecstasy of St. Teresa'

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Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

Now unfortunately invaded by readers of Dan Brown's 'Angels and Demons' this is an interesting Baroque church containing Bernini's 'Ecstasy of St. Teresa'.

Now unfortunately invaded by readers of Dan Brown's 'Angels and Demons' this is an interesting Baroque church containing Bernini's 'Ecstasy of St. Teresa'. Either side of this chapel are characters in what can best be described as theatre boxes. These are members of the Cornaro family, who paid for Bernini's sculpture.

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About Santa Maria della Vittoria

 Via 20 Settembre, 17, 00187 Roma, Italy

 +39 06 4274 0571

 www.chiesasantamariavittoriaroma.it

Santa Maria della Vittoria and Nearby Sights on Map

Piazza Colonna

Where there is the building of the Italian Government, Palazzo Chigi

Sanctuary of Divino Amore

This is an important place of pilgrimage for Catholics because of the supposedly miraculous powers of an image of the Virgin Mary

Villa dei Quintili

The web site states that an entrance on the Appian Way is open on Saturdays and Sundays but this is very unreliable

Parco degli Acquedotti

This pleasant park contains very well-preserved ruins of two aqueducts

Capo di Bove

This is a recently opened archaeological site displaying the thermal baths of the villa of the wealthy Herod Atticus

Tomb of Cecilia Metella

The mausoleum of Cecilia Metella, who died in 69 BC, is the best preserved monument on the Appian Way and dominates the surroundings

Circus of Maxentius

This well-preserved Roman circus was built at the beginning of the fourth century

Basilica and Catacombs of San Sebastiano

The Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le Mura was originally constructed in the 4th century on the site where the relics of Saints Peter and Paul had been temporarily safeguarded in the 3rd century

Jewish Catacombs

The Vigna Randanini are Jewish Catacombs on the Appian Way which were used as underground burial sites in the 2nd – 4th centuries

The Catacombs of San Callisto

Spread over 15 hectares on the Appian Way, the Catacombs of San Callisto (Callixtus) was the burial site of 16 Popes and over 50 martyrs from the 2nd to 4th centuries