Discover Santa Maria della Vittoria

Last updated on October 1, 2026

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Checked against Turismo Roma — Turismo Roma states that the design of Santa Maria della Vittoria was entrusted to the architect Carlo Maderno, who built it between 1608 and 1620, Turismo Roma describes the interior of Santa Maria della Vittoria as a Latin cross with a single nave under a barrel vault and three chapels on each side, Turismo Roma states that the work enchants the faithful and visitors for the scenic construction that sets the saint suspended at the centre of a very white and soft cloud (October 2026).
Checked against Wikipedia — Scipione Borghese funded the rest of the work on the façade of Santa Maria della Vittoria and granted the order his architect, Giovanni Battista Soria, who erected it during Maderno's lifetime between 1624 and 1626, The interior of Santa Maria della Vittoria has a single wide nave under a low segmental vault, with three interconnecting side chapels, The interior of Santa Maria della Vittoria suffered a fire in 1833 and required restoration, The interior of Santa Maria della Vittoria features contrasting marble revetments enriched with white and gilded stucco angels and putti in full relief (October 2026).

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