Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi, Baroque Catholic church in Campo Marzio, Rome, Italy
Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi is a baroque church in the Campo Marzio district of Rome, with a 17th-century facade and a bell tower. Inside, polychrome marble, stucco work, and frescoes under a barrel vault cover the walls and ceiling, with the main altar at the center of the nave.
The church was founded in 1445 by the Portuguese community in Rome and rebuilt in its current form during the 17th century, first by Martino Longhi and then by Carlo Rainaldi. The rebuilding gave it the baroque character it still has today.
The church belongs to the Portuguese community in Rome and still serves as their national church in the city today. Inside, Portuguese inscriptions, coats of arms, and funerary monuments remind visitors of the long presence of this community in Rome.
The church sits in Campo Marzio, within easy walking distance of the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Since it is an active place of worship, checking opening hours before visiting helps avoid arriving during a service.
The altarpiece painted in 1707 by Giacinto Calandrucci, a student of Carlo Maratti, shows the Virgin presenting the Holy Child to Saint Anthony. Calandrucci trained under one of the most sought-after painters in Rome at the time, which makes this canvas a direct link to that circle.
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