Santa Maria in Traspontina
Santa Maria in Traspontina was built after Pope Pius IV had its predecessor church demolished to clear cannon lines of fire from the nearby Castel Sant’Angelo — reportedly the only church in Rome whose dome, for the same reason, does not sit on a drum. In 2019 it drew national attention when statues from an Amazon Synod exhibit were removed from the church and thrown into the Tiber.
Highlights
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Relic of St. Knud
A bone relic of St. Knud (Canute IV of Denmark).
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Transverberation of St. Teresa
Antonio Gherardi’s Transverberation of St. Teresa, decorating an entire chapel.
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Our Lady of Carmel
Cesare Caroselli’s Our Lady of Carmel Giving the Scapular to Simon Stock.
Also of note
- A titular, conventual, and parish church all at once
Titular Cardinal
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. from Canada