Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

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Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome is a Baroque Catholic church best known for housing Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s famous sculpture "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church
Roman Catholic church
church building
architect Carlo Maderno
architecturalStyle Baroque
belongsToDiocese Diocese of Rome
ceilingFrescoArtist Giovanni Domenico Cerrini
consecrationYear 1626
constructionEnd 1620
constructionStart 1608
containsRelicsOf Saint Victoria
CornaroChapelContains Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
country Italy
dedicatedTo Our Lady of Victory
Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholic
famousFor Baroque sculpture and decoration
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
surface form: Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
façadeDesigner Giovanni Battista Soria
façadeStyle Baroque
groundbreakingDate 1608
hasAltarpiece painting of the Virgin Mary
hasArtworkBy Domenichino
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Giovanni Domenico Cerrini
Guido Reni
hasCeilingFresco The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels
hasChapel Cornaro Chapel
hasMainAltar Baroque high altar with image of the Virgin
hasNave single nave
hasOrgan pipe organ
hasSculpture Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
hasSideChapels six chapels on each side
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Rome
housesWorkBy Gian Lorenzo Bernini
interiorDecorationStyle rich Baroque decoration
isTouristAttraction yes
knownFor Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
liturgicalFunction parish church and convent church
locatedIn Rione Sallustiano
Rome
originallyBuiltAs chapel for the Discalced Carmelites
patronage Order of the Discalced Carmelites
surface form: Discalced Carmelites
previousName Santo Paolo
religiousOrder Order of the Discalced Carmelites
surface form: Discalced Carmelites
renamedAfter Battle of White Mountain
renamingReason commemoration of Catholic victory at the Battle of White Mountain
rite Latin Rite
touristAccess open to the public

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facade of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome partOf Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa locatedIn Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
this entity surface form: Santa Maria della Vittoria
Cornaro Chapel locatedIn Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
this entity surface form: Santa Maria della Vittoria
Cornaro Chapel partOf Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
this entity surface form: Santa Maria della Vittoria
Cornaro Chapel partOf Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
this entity surface form: interior of Santa Maria della Vittoria
Santa Susanna alle Terme di Diocleziano hasNearbyLandmark Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
this entity surface form: Santa Maria della Vittoria
Chiesa di Santa Susanna near Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
this entity surface form: Santa Maria della Vittoria
Path of Illumination includesLocation Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
this entity surface form: Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria (fictionalized use)