Gesù e Maria, Rome

Gesù e Maria is a Baroque church located on Via del Corso in the Rione Campo Marzio of central Rome, Italy. It faces across the street the similarly Baroque facade of San Giacomo in Augusta.

Gesù e Maria
Facade
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41°54′29″N 12°28′39″E
LocationVia del Corso 45, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
History
Statustitular church
DedicationJesus and Mary, mother of Jesus
Consecrated1636, 1675
Architecture
Architect(s)Carlo Buzio and Carlo Rainaldi
Architectural typeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1633
Completed1674 (façade)
Specifications
Length27 meters (nave)
Nave width15 meters
MaterialsTravertine (Façade)

It is more correctly called Chiesa dei Santi Nomi di Gesù e Maria ("Church of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary"). The church was made a cardinalate deaconry by Pope Paul VI in 1967 with the name of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata ("Most Holy Names of Jesus and Mary on Via Lata"). "Via Lata" is the old name of Via del Corso.

The church now serves as an apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

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