Santa Caterina da Siena in Rome is a church built in the eighteenth century. Its interior is decorated with Corinthian columns and numerous paintings, including "Marriage of St. Catherine ”by Gaetano Lapisa. The facade was designed by Paolo Posi, modeling on the work of Francesco Borromini.
Valuable paintings include the "Return of Gregory XI from Avignon" by Lorenzo Pecheux from the 18th century. Worth paying attention is the statue of St. Catherine, the work of Ercole Ferrata.
The church was built thanks to generous donations, including from the Roman banker Agostino Chigi and from Cardinal Giovanni Piccolomini. In the 18th century, during the French occupation of the Italian capital, the church was robbed.
In the sixteenth century, in the place of today's temple stood a church with three altars, which were decorated with paintings of outstanding religious artists of that era. It included canvas titled "Resurrection" by Girolamo Geng.
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