November 2
Santa Maria dell'Anima, Rome, Italy
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In 1350, a Dutch couple in Rome began building the Church of Santa Maria
dell'Anima, dedicated to St. Mary as helper of souls in Purgatory, as a
place of worship for pilgrims from Germanic countries. When rebuilding the
church for the Holy Year 1500, Andrea Sansovino carved for the central
tympanum a statuary group of the Madonna between two souls, possibly in keeping
with the image in a previous chapel on the site. Now the German national
church in Rome, Santa Maria dell'Anima is a wide hall church in
traditional Northern European style, augmented with four apse chapels on
each side. The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of All Souls on
November 2. (Information from Churches of Rome,
roma.katolsk.no, and Romaspqr.it. Picture from "Roma Foto dei
dintorni di PIAZZA NAVONA," www.tesoridiroma.net/luoghi_roma/piazza_navona_3.html.) |
Also celebrated this date:
 | Shuiskaya Mother of God, Shui, Vladimir, Russia (Oct. 20 old calendar) |
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