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Sant'Eligio degli Orefici

Historic site · Regola, Italy

The goldsmiths' and silversmiths' church, on a Greek-cross plan under a hemispherical dome with an eight-window lantern. Roma Capitale gives the access as Monday to Friday, 10.00 to 13.00, by prior booking on 06 6868260.

History

In 1509 Julius II allowed the Università degli Orafi e degli Argentieri to build their own seat off via Giulia, and they asked Raphael for a small temple to Eligius of Noyon. The first building phase ran from 1516 to 1583, with contributions from Baldassarre Peruzzi and Bastiano da Sangallo; the dome is attributed by some to Peruzzi. A structural collapse in 1601 brought down part of Federico Zuccari's altar of the Magi of 1575, and Flaminio Ponzio restored the church and designed the façade in 1620–21. The frescoes of 1575 are by Matteo da Lecce and Taddeo Zuccari. The floor was replaced in 1864 with marble salvaged from San Paolo fuori le Mura after the fire of 1823, and a silver bust of Sant'Eligio holding relics was given by the Bishop of Noyon in 1628.

Visit

Via di Sant'Eligio 8/A, 00186 Roma RM

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