San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
Church in Rome, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Basilica of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini ("Saint John of the Florentines") is a minor basilica and a titular church in the Ponte rione of Rome, Italy.
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San Giovanni dei Fiorentini | |
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Basilica di San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini | |
41°53′59″N 12°27′54″E | |
Location | Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Tradition | Latin Church |
Website | sangiovannibattistadeifiorentini |
History | |
Status | minor basilica titular church regional church |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Giacomo della Porta Jacopo Sansovino |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1523 |
Completed | 1734 |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Giuseppe Petrocchi |
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Dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the protector of Florence, the new church for the Florentine community in Rome was started in the 16th century and completed in the early 18th, and is the national church of Florence in Rome.
It was lavishly decorated with art over the 16th and 17th centuries, with most commissions going to Florentine artists.