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Santa Maria della Vittoria | |
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![]() Façade of Santa Maria della Vittoria | |
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41°54′17″N 12°29′39″E / 41.90472°N 12.49417°E | |
Location | Via Venti Settembre 17, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Catholic |
Religious order | Discalced Carmelites |
History | |
Status | Titular church, basilica |
Dedication | Mary, mother of Jesus |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Carlo Maderno Giovanni Battista Soria |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1605 |
Completed | 1620 |
Specifications | |
Length | 35 m (115 ft) |
Width | 19 m (62 ft) |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Seán Patrick O'Malley[1] |
Santa Maria della Vittoria (English: Saint Mary of Victory, Latin: S. Mariae de Victoria) is a Catholic titular church and basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome, Italy. The church is known for the masterpiece by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the Cornaro Chapel, the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. The church is in the Rione Sallustiano, on number 98 via XX Settembre, where this street intersects with Largo Santa Susanna. It stands to the side of the Fontana dell'Acqua Felice. The church mirrors the Church of Santa Susanna across the Largo. It is about two blocks northwest of the Piazza della Repubblica and Teatro dell'Opera metro station.