| Church of St. Anthony in Campo Marzio | |
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| Santo António no Campo de Marte(in Portuguese) S. Antonii in Campo Martio(in Latin) S. Antonio in Campo Marzio(in Italian) | |
 Façade of the church of theNational Church in Rome ofPortugal. | |
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| 41°54′7.1″N12°28′28.1″E / 41.901972°N 12.474472°E /41.901972; 12.474472 | |
| Location | Via dei Portoghesi 2,Rome |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Roman Rite |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Status | Titular church, national church |
| Dedication | Anthony of Lisbon |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Martino Longhi the Younger,Carlo Rainaldi, Cristoforo Schor |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 17th century |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Width | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Clergy | |
| Cardinal protector | Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente |
The church ofSaint Anthony in Campo Marzio, known as Saint Anthony of the Portuguese (Italian:Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi,Portuguese:Santo António dos Portugueses), is aBaroque Roman Catholictitular church inRome, dedicated toSaint Anthony of Lisbon. The church functions as anational church of thePortuguese community[1][2] residing in that city and pilgrims visitingRome and theVatican. It also serves the Brazilian community.
Established as titulusS. Antonii in Campo Martio in 2001, it is currently assigned to CardinalManuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente.
The national church of thePortuguese people was originally founded in 1445 at the behest of CardinalAntonio Martinez de Chaves adjacent to a hospice for Portuguese pilgrims. The hospice, with a small chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Bethlehem, had been founded in the fourteenth century by the noblewoman Guiomar of Lisbon. It was rebuilt in 1638 to a design byMartino Longhi the Younger. The ribbed dome was designed byCarlo Rainaldi in 1674.[3] Work on the façade continued under Cristoforo Schor in 1695. The stained glass window above the door depicts St Anthony with the Child Jesus.
The church and hospice were closed in 1799 during Napoleon's occupation; the Portuguese government recovered the property in 1814. The hospice later became theIstituto Portoghese di Sant'Antonio in Roma which sponsors, language classes, conferences, and concerts.[4] The church's main organ is located on the balcony over the entrance.[5]
The barrel vault ceiling is stuccoed by Pompeo Gentile and frescoed by Salvatore Nobili. The interior is decorated in polychrome marble. The main altarpiece isGiacinto Calandrucci's 1707The Virgin handing the Holy Child to St Anthony.
The first chapel on the left is dedicated to St. Anthony of Egypt; the second is the Chapel of the Nativity. It contains three artworks byAntonio Concioli: aNativity,Adoration by the Magi, andRepose in Egypt. The Sampaio Chapel in the left transept is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. It includesPietro Bracci's 1750 funerary monument ofManuel Pereira de Sampaio, Portuguese ambassador to the Holy See and Governor of Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi. A second monument, byFilippo della Valle, designed for the church is now at theMuseu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Lisbon. The marble balustrade that enclosed the chapel was sold off by the French in 1807.
The chapel in the right transept is dedicated to St. Elizabeth of Portugal. The altarpiece of St Elizabeth is byLuigi Agricola.[6] The first chapel on the right is dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria and contains a neoclassic monument toAlexandre de Sousa Holstein sculpted byAntonio Canova in 1808;[3] The second chapel on the right, the Cimini Chapel is dedicated to John the Baptist. The altarpiece is theBaptism of Christ by Calandrucci.The church interior was remodeled in the late eighteenth century.[7]
Since the 2001 consistory ofPope John Paul II, the church has been used as atitular church.
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