Monuments
Marino> Marino
Name
Santissimo Rosario Church

Construction's age
1712

Location
P.za della Repubblica

Visits
only by reservation

Accessibility
the church is on p.zza della Repubblica that can be reached from via dei laghi, crossing via della stazione and borgo stazione, or from via Cesare Colizza

Accessibility for Handicapped
not accessible

Tourist signs
with tourist information

Guidebooks
the library of the Pro Loco has a rich collection of guides and booklets on the town's monuments, P.zza Matteotti, 1- phone number 06 9385555)
The Santissimo Rosario Church
This church is incorporated in the greater structure of the convent of the Dominican nuns. This convent was founded in 1676 by Sister Isabella Colonna. The church was built in 1712 by the architect Giuseppe Sardi (1630-1699). The façade-portal represents a typical choice of baroque architects to satisfy the needs of the convent, such as meditation and contemplation. Sardi planned a characteristic element projecting from the austere façade of the convent utilizing aspects of the baroque such as an architrave with double flexions, lateral volutes, and a tympanum ending in a spire. The church has a central plan, with a long nave.

The central space consists of an hemispheric dome with a lunette where there are some windows connecting the interior of the convent and the choir, with the church. The dome, thanks to the triangular shape of the lunettes, is segmented in a structure whose aim is to glorify the Madonna and woman's virginity, using the symbol of the order.

The typical style of the Roman baroque architects characterizes this church, making it one of the most important monuments of the Castelli Romani.



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