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Chiesa (Church) Sant'Andrea della Valle, Rome

This little circular church is a thank-offering by Julius III for his successful escape from Landsknechts, during the sack of Rome in 1527. Being a cardinal he was imprisoned in Palazzo della Cancelleria; here he offered a dinner to the guardians with the very strong wine, so that they fall asleep, and he could run away.

The church was erected by Vignola in 1554.

Beside it is a commemorative column dedicated to the defense of Roman Republic in 1849. In this zone numerous Polish volunteers died.

Sant'Andrea della Valle is a basilica church in Rome, Italy, in the rione of Sant'Eustachio. The basilica is the general seat for the religious order of the Theatines.

Address:
Chiesa (Church)Sant'Andrea della Valle,
Piazza Vidoni, 6, 00186, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Shown By Map A Zone As "19"
Tel: +39 06 686 1339
More Info: http://www.sant-andrea-roma.it/

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