Saint Jerome of the Croats
Saint Jerome of the Croats is the national Catholic church of Croatia on Via Tomacelli in the Campus Martius of Rome. It is now a chapel of the Pontifical Croatian College of Saint Jerome in Rome and is only open to visitors by arrangement with the College.
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Name
It is also known as St Jerome of the "Illyrians", and was formerly known as San Girolamo degli "Schiavoni", St Jerome of the Slavs: the name changed after Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia.
History
It was first built in 1585-1587 for refugees from areas ruled by the Turks, and dedicated to St Jerome, who was from Dalmatia (former Roman "Illiricum").[1] The site had been given to them in 1453 (the year of the Fall of Constantinople) by Pope Nicholas V, for the construction of a hospice. It once faced the port built on the Tiber River, called the Porto di Ripetta.
References
Sources
- Mariano Armellini, Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX, Roma 1891, pp. 328–329
- Christian Hülsen, Le chiese di Roma nel Medio Evo, Firenze 1927, pp. 380–381
- F. Titi, Descrizione delle Pitture, Sculture e Architetture esposte in Roma: San Girolamo degli Illiri, Roma 1763, pp. 396–397
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Coordinates: 41°54′18″N 12°28′33″E / 41.905°N 12.4757°E