Santa Caterina dei Funari. Santa Caterina dei Funari is a church in Rome in Italy, in the rione of Sant'Angelo.
The church is mainly known for its façade and its interior with frescoes and paintings. The church is located where the Castro Aureo of the Circus Flaminius was located, built by Gaius Flaminius in 221 B.C.
Prior to the 13th century, the seats of the surrounding semi-ruined amphitheater were used to dry the wares produced by the string-and rope-makers, hence, the name of the church. Originally a small church dedicated to Santa Rosa di Viterbo was adjacent.
The original church was a three-naved basilica, called Santa Maria de Donna Rosa in Castro Aureo, named for the first time in 1192 in a document of Pope Celestine III. It was rebuilt in the 9th century with a single nave and dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria and later also called Santa Caterina dei Funari.
In 1534 Pope Paul III conceded this church to St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. He established in this church a conservatory to provide for the education of poor and homeless girls. A few years later the Company became a Confraternity. Sponsored by Cardinal Federico Cesi, they decided to rebuild the church and name it Santa Caterina dei Funari. It was built by Guidetto Guidetti between 1560 and 1564, together with Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and Ottavio Mascherino. The travertine façade shows the influence of other Renais
The church is mainly known for its façade and its interior with frescoes and paintings. The church is located where the Castro Aureo of the Circus Flaminius was located, built by Gaius Flaminius in 221 B.C.
Prior to the 13th century, the seats of the surrounding semi-ruined amphitheater were used to dry the wares produced by the string-and rope-makers, hence, the name of the church. Originally a small church dedicated to Santa Rosa di Viterbo was adjacent.
The original church was a three-naved basilica, called Santa Maria de Donna Rosa in Castro Aureo, named for the first time in 1192 in a document of Pope Celestine III. It was rebuilt in the 9th century with a single nave and dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria and later also called Santa Caterina dei Funari.
In 1534 Pope Paul III conceded this church to St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. He established in this church a conservatory to provide for the education of poor and homeless girls. A few years later the Company became a Confraternity. Sponsored by Cardinal Federico Cesi, they decided to rebuild the church and name it Santa Caterina dei Funari. It was built by Guidetto Guidetti between 1560 and 1564, together with Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and Ottavio Mascherino. The travertine façade shows the influence of other Renais
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