Natività di Gesù is a church on Piazza Pasquino in the Parione rione of Rome. It is the national church in Rome of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Natività di Gesù
Church of the Nativity of Jesus
Chiesa della Natività di Gesù
Map
Click on the map for a fullscreen view
41°53′53″N 12°28′19″E / 41.8980°N 12.4720°E / 41.8980; 12.4720
LocationVicolo dei Granari 10/A, Parione, Rome
CountryItaly
Language(s)Italian
DenominationCatholic
TraditionRoman Rite
History
Statusnational church
DedicationNativity of Jesus
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architect(s)Andrea Busiri Vici
Architectural typeRenaissance Revival, Baroque
Groundbreaking1692
Completed1862
Administration
DioceseRome

It was built at the end of the 17th century for the Archconfraternity of the Company of the Nativity (known as the Agonizzanti), formed in 1616. Pope Innocent XII granted a letter giving the Archconfraternity the licence to build a church as its oratory. It was rebuilt several times, the last being in 1862, when it took on its current appearance.

edit

Bibliography

edit
  • C. Rendina, Le Chiese di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, p. 266
  • G. Carpaneto, Rione VI Parione, in AA.VV, I rioni di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Milano 2000, Vol. II, pp. 384–447