Santa Maria in Montesanto

Found this place by accident but it's beautiful!

Very interesting church. From what I can see in the pictures it's not a regular thing but when I visited the church there was this suspended mysterious suspended structure. I was amazed the moment I saw it.

Forms part of the visit to Piazza del Popolo, good for photography. Could not visit the church though. . . I'm not sure if it open to public.

Beautiful two churches next to each other, near piazza de poplo one of the famous tourist attraction of rome after vatican city and Colosseum. Very nice and spacious place to visit and relax. Highly crowded on weekends and you can see some street talents of rome doing different activities playing music, dancers etc. Good conectivity via bus and metro. Good fountains are also there. Overall a good place to visit , relax and take photos. Chillax.BEWARE OF PICK POCKETERS ROME IS FULL OF THIEVES, TAKE CARE OF YOUR WALLET SPECIALLY MEN.

Massive twin Churches, next to each other and next to Piazza Popolo Amazing so large these churches are - a beauty! Lovely at night. Popular for mass or catholic weddings. Lots of nearby restaurants - even late at night. Feels safe and not too touristy. Highly recommend! ?

This was one of the places I visited by accident on the day I arrived I took off walking miles and came across this place It was locked up but could see into it

Lovely churches (two identical) next to each other - very well preserved next to a large open piazza - easy to walk around

⛪ Nice architecture. The name of the church derives from the fact that it replaced a smaller one, that belonged to the Carmelites of the Province of Monte Santo in Sicily. It was built in 1662, on the initiative of Pope Alexander VII, by Cardinal Girolamo Gastaldi, who was later buried there. The original design was the work of Carlo Rainaldi. The works were interrupted on the dead of the Pontiff in 1667, then resumed in 1673 under the supervision of Gian Lorenzo Bernini and the cooperation of Carlo Fontana and finished in 1679, except for a belfry that was added in the 18th Century. In July 1825 Pope Leo XII elevated the church to the dignity of Minor basilica.[1] In this church, on 10 August 1904, Angelo Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII, was ordained a priest; the event is remembered by a plaque affixed during his pontificate. Since 1953 the church has become the seat of the "Mass of the artists", a singular initiative conceived in 1941 by presbyter and art historian Ennio Francia; after changing several places for worship, the liturgical event took place in the church in Piazza del Popolo, where every Sunday, for over sixty years, this Eucharistic celebration has been celebrated with representatives of the world of culture and art. It is also in this church that the funeral of people linked to the world of culture and television is often celebrated. For these reasons, it is also known as "Church of the artists". ? Mimarisi hoştu.