The Annunciation - March 25th
Churches of Honor in Rome
Santa Maria sopra Minerva
(Our Lady Above Minerva)
Via del Beato Angelico 35
Rome, Italy
*This church is near the Pantheon.
*A 15th century painting of the Annunciation by Antoniazzo Romano is within the fifth chapel on the right side of the nave. Also the chapel in the right transept is dedicated to the Annunciation.
*The body of St Catherine of Siena (d. 1380) rests under the main altar.
Sant’Onofrio (Saint Onuphrius)
Piazza di Sant’Onofrio 2
Rome, Italy
*This church is on the Janiculum Hill.
*Within the first chapel on the right side of the nave are a pair of frescoes by Antoniazzo Romano. They are uniquely placed upon the upper pinnacles of the vault above the altar. Together they depict the miraculous exchange of the Archangel Gabriel and the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Annunciation.
San Carlo ai Catinari
(Saint Charles at the Catinari)
Piazza Benedetto Cairoli 117
Rome, Italy
*This church is near the Largo di Torre Argentina.
*Within the first chapel on the right side of the nave is a beautiful painting of the Annunciation by Giovanni Lanfranco.
*Also a chapel in the right transept has an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary entitled Mother of Divine Providence. The original is located in a Barnabite church in Trastevere.
Santa Maria in Aquiro
(Our Lady in Aquiro)
Via della Guglia 69/B
Rome, Italy
*This church is near the Pantheon.
*The third chapel on the right side of the nave is dedicated to the Annunciation.
San Marcello al Corso
(Saint Marcellus on the Corso)
Piazza di San Marcello 5
Rome, Italy
*This church is north of Piazza Venezia.
*The first chapel on the right side of the nave is dedicated to the Annunciation.
*A fire on the night of May 22, 1519 destroyed most of this church. Only the outer walls and a 15th century wooden crucifix survived. This miraculous crucifix can now be found in the fourth chapel on the right side of the nave. A relic of the true cross is also preserved in this chapel in a reliquary.
San Lorenzo in Lucina
(Saint Lawrence in Lucina)
Via in Lucina 16/a
Rome, Italy
*This church is north of the Pantheon.
*The fourth chapel on the right side of the nave is dedicated to the Annunciation.
*Also the grill used to burn St Lawrence (d. 258) is preserved under the altar in the first chapel on the right side of the nave.
Santissima Trinità dei Monti
(Most Holy Trinity of the Mounts)
Piazza della Trinità dei Monti
Rome, Italy
*This church is at the top of the Spanish Steps.
*Within the third chapel on the left side of the nave is a fresco of the Annunciation by Joseph Ernst Tunner.
San Salvatore in Onda
(The Holy Savior in the Deluge)
Via dei Pettinari 51
Rome, Italy
*This church is near Tiber Island.
*A chapel on the right side of the nave honors the Annunciation.
*The remains of St Vincent Pallotti (d. 1850) rest below the main altar.
