San Carlo ai Catinari
Church in Rome, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Carlo ai Catinari, also called Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari ("Saints Blaise and Charles at the Bowl-Makers"), is an early-Baroque style church in Rome, Italy. It is located on Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, 117 just off the corner of Via Arenula and Via dei Falegnami, a few blocks south of the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle.
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San Carlo ai Catinari | |
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Chiesa di Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari | |
41°53′39.1″N 12°28′30.9″E | |
Location | Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
History | |
Status | Titular church |
Dedication | Saint Blaise and Charles Borromeo |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Rosato Rosati, Giovanni Battista Soria |
Architectural type | Church |
Completed | 1638 |
Administration | |
Province | Diocese of Rome |
The attribute ai Catinari refers to the presence, at the time of its construction, of the many makers of wooden basins (Italian catini) who worked in the area.[1][2][3] The church was commissioned by the Order of the Barnabites and funded by the Milanese community in Rome to honour their fellow Milanese St. Charles Borromeo (Italian: San Carlo). It is one of at least three Roman churches dedicated to him, including San Carlo al Corso and San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (San Carlino).