Santi Domenico e Sisto
church in Rome
The Church of Santi Domenico e Sisto is one of the titular churches in Rome, Italy in the care of the Roman Catholic Order of Preachers, better known as the Dominicans. It is located at No. 1 Largo Angelicum on the Quirinal Hill on the campus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), of which it is the University Church.
As a titular church it has been held by :
Cardinal Georges Cottier (2003 - 2016),
Cardinal José Tolentino Mendonça (since 5 October 2019).
History
Exterior
The first church at the site, Santa Maria a Magnanapoli, was built sometime before the year 1000.
The present church was built at the order of Dominican Pope Pius V. Construction on the church began in 1569 and on a convent for Dominican nuns in 1575. The original plan was the work of Giacomo della Porta though during the long construction period that stretched until 1663 several other architects were involved. The lower part of the church was designed by Nicola Torriani, and the upper part by Torriani or Vincenzo della Greca. Della Greca constructed the Baroque travertine façade in 1646, with his brother Felice.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1571611. VIAF identifies the subject as 146731648. The Library of Congress control number is n93087643. Authority coordinates are 41.896, 12.488. 6 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2003, 2016, 2019 and 1000.
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