San Filippo Neri in Via Giulia, Baroque church in Via Giulia, Rome, Italy
San Filippo Neri in Via Giulia is a Baroque church on Via Giulia in central Rome, with a two-storey facade that combines Baroque and Neoclassical elements. The facade is organized around a three-part axial layout, a common arrangement in Roman church architecture of that period.
A Tuscan glove maker named Rutilio Brandi had the church built in 1623, dedicating it first to Saint Trophimus. The dedication was later changed to Philip Neri, a Roman priest whose reputation had grown considerably across the city.
The church is named after Philip Neri, a 16th-century priest known for his work among ordinary people in Rome. Passers-by today can still read his name above the entrance portal, carved into the stone facade.
The church no longer has a religious function and is closed to visitors, so the interior cannot be seen. The facade is fully visible from Via Giulia and can be observed comfortably from the street at any time of day.
In the 1930s, the church was scheduled for demolition as part of Mussolini's urban renewal projects in Rome. The Second World War interrupted those plans, and the building survived while many others nearby did not.
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