Santa Caterina da Siena a Via Giulia, Parish church in Via Giulia, Rome, Italy.
Santa Caterina da Siena a Via Giulia is a Baroque church with a single nave and two lateral chapels topped by a barrel vault. The vault displays detailed stucco work by Giovanni Battista Marchetti that decorates the interior space.
The church was built in 1526 to designs by Baldassarre Peruzzi. Following damage from Tiber flooding, it underwent complete reconstruction from 1766 to 1775 under architect Paolo Posi.
The facade displays sculptures of Romulus, Remus, and the wolf, linking Roman mythology to Siena's founding story through stone carvings. This connection reflects the deep historical bond between Rome and Siena that remains visible today.
The church basement contains a cemetery of the Sienese Archconfraternity, reached through a courtyard that leads to an oratory with a statue of Saint Catherine. Access to the basement depends on opening hours and visitor conditions.
A large fresco by Lorenzo Pecheux de Lyon from 1773 decorates the apse and depicts Pope Gregory XI's return from Avignon. This artwork commemorates a pivotal moment in papal history.
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