As I kept walking towards St. Lauwrence, from Piazza Venezia I still had about one mile and a half to reach my destination, I came accros two beautiful churches.
The Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum (Italian: Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, is a Roman Catholic church in Rome.The pale marble church stands in front of the Column of Trajan, a few dozen steps from the similarly domed. Adjacent to this beautiful church is another church dedicated to Mary, church of Santa Maria di Loreto. Unfortunately they dont allow us to take pictures inside, but it is a beautiful church.
The feast of the Holy Name of Mary was instituted by Pope Innocent XI after the victory of the Austrian-Polish armies under the command of John III Sobieski over the Turks at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. Abbot Giuseppe Bianchi instituted devotion to the most holy name of Mary in 1685 at Santo Stefano del Cacco, and soon afterwards established the Congregation of the Most Holy Name of Mary, which was formally approved in 1688.
Amazing history. Love your posts. We are such a young country!
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