Santa Maria del Carmine alle Tre Cannelle, Baroque Catholic church in Trevi district, Rome, Italy.
Santa Maria del Carmine alle Tre Cannelle is a Baroque church in Rome featuring a single nave with side altars and a facade designed by Angelo Specchi in 1750. The interior has a vertical structure with artworks that honor Carmelite tradition.
Construction began in October 1605 under Cardinal Odoardo Farnese, protector of the Archconfraternity of the Carmine, on the site of hay barns owned by the Abbey of Grottaferrata. The church was inaugurated in 1623 and restored in 1772 after a fire damaged its structure.
The Carmelite Archconfraternity, which previously gathered at San Martino ai Monti, built this church because it had none of its own. Since 7 May 2022 the church and the whole building have been entrusted by Rome's vicar Angelo De Donatis to the Focolari Movement, and the complex is now called Focolare Point.
The church is centrally located in Rome and easily accessible on foot, with public transport options nearby for those needing buses or trams. Access is typically available during regular services and visiting hours for those wishing to explore the interior.
The right altar holds a processional banner painted by Corrado Giaquinto, not a canvas by Sebastiano Conca: one side shows the Madonna appearing to Elijah, the other the Madonna handing the scapular to Saint Simon Stock. The two faces tie the Carmelite order's Old Testament origin to its later devotion.
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