San Pietro in Montorio

San Pietro in Montorio
Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio (in Italian)
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41°53′19″N 12°28′00″E / 41.8886°N 12.4666°E / 41.8886; 12.4666
LocationPiazza di S. Pietro in Montorio 2, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
WebsiteOfficial website, unsafe
History
StatusTitular church,
national church
DedicationSaint Peter
Consecrated1500
Architecture
Architect(s)Donato Bramante
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking1481
Administration
DistrictLazio
Clergy
Cardinal protectorJames Francis Stafford
Façade of Tempietto del Bramante, with entrance to the cloister at right
Francesco Baratta. Saint Francis in Ecstasy, c. 1640. Raimondi Chapel, San Pietro in Montorio.

San Pietro in Montorio (English: "Saint Peter on the Golden Mountain") is a church in Rome, Italy, which includes in its courtyard the Tempietto, a small commemorative martyrium ('martyry') built by Donato Bramante.


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