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Henry Heerschap | profile | all galleries >> Travels >> Christmas in Italy and France 2006 >> Rome >> Churches in Rome >> Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs
Designed by Michaelangelo, this church was built over the ancient Baths of Diocletian. The martyrs the church is dedicated to are the Christian slaves who died building the original Baths.
It is an interesting mix of ancient, Renaissance, and modern art. The three reliefs on the doors were quite startling.
Door relief
Door relief
Door relief
Door relief
Door relief
Door relief
Altar
Altar
Bust of the archetect
Bust of the archetect
Sculpture
Sculpture
Inside the dome
Inside the dome