Rome Sights

Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini

#210 of 963 things to do in Rome

#6114 of 49054 things to do in Europe

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  • Address
    • Via Acciaioli 2
  • Transport
    • Via Giulia
  • Phone
    • 06 688 92 059
  • Hours
    • 7am-12.30pm & 4-7pm

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Lonely Planet review for Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini

This graceful 16th-century church was commissioned by the Medici Pope Leo X as a showcase for Florentine artistic talent. Jacopo Sansovino won a competition for its design, which was then executed by Antonio Sangallo the Younger and Giacomo della Porta, while Carlo Maderno completed the elongated cupola in 1614. Inside the church, the altar is by Borromini, who arranged, on his deathbed, to be entombed here. A favourite venue for concerts, the church has a 17th-century organ that’s played at noon Mass every Sunday.

 

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