, 1875-10-17
CARDINAL M'CLOSKEY'S CHURCH.
SANTA MARIA SorRA MINERVA

.Sftc 1'ork tFrrid.
A few davs ago cable telegram erroneously
sisted that the Sta. Maria del Popo'o in Rome
had been assigned to Cardinal McCloskey as his
htular church. It is now officially announced
that his titu]ar is the Sta Maria Sopra Minerva,
shich is by no means so renowned in history, or
70 rich in art and architecture "a the church
which rumor first credited to the Cardinal It
stands behind the Pantheon, On one side Of the
Piazza della Minerva, nud WAS built in 1870 upon
the ruins Of = temple Of Minerva founded BY
Pompey. The Gothic front is not imposing, ana
the modern redecorat:on with imitation mar
bles, gives it tawdry appearance The interior,
however, Ia exceedingly interesting, and
The chapels contain many noted monuments.
On the right aisle the first chapel has picture
pf 8. Ludovico Bertrando, by Bacicc:o, and the
paintings on the pllas1ers are by Muzlano Inc
sacred chapel OF the Coonna family contains
sbe tomb OF the la1e Princess Colonua' who
died Ia 1867. The third chapel ia OF tue dap"
rielli family. Tbe fourth ia that OF the Annun-
ciatios aud over the altar Is picture attributed
TO Fra Angelica. Cardinal Torquemada 1s
buried here, md opposite 10 the tomb Of uInsn :n
VII, who Was Pope only eleven days, and died
10 1880. The fifth chapel is that Of the Aldo.
braudini family, md contains fine statue OF
Clement VIII (1ppolto Aldobrandtni). who
here erected magnificent tombs TO hs
father And motner Inc el1sn cnapel eou
tains nTo fne fifteenth century LORDS, ano uete
is buries Archdeacon Robert WilheEtorce, who
died 1t Ar.ano in 1857. On the right Of the right
rrsnsept is small chapel containing q tine cru
ciii1, attributed to. Giotto. The central, or Car~
ana, chapel Is oedicated to b. anomas Aqulnas,
and is covered Win frescoes. Vvef tne anar 10 10
oeautltu Annuneaton' ID "h1cn porllals u
Cardinal ohsleri Caf'tfa la introduced. ana on on
tue ceilng are Inc loua e1oylS oy nanasunv W.
SSarbo- Against the leE wall is the tomb OF
Dsn%v< = 5t4l 11N0
~ gao fietto Hala.a), VINO aieo N aoes;
n.h'e ~ uansept MHt ouse re Is tne pehut'iu ~ ~
Tsnae 9@b Of uui1same 1s3,n Hesnaus, basnop .t OF
rs ulea ~ t17o ~ m1s autuol .nS
-;H5ssy M r{lslno1um one!p.a % Wnlca hoIo
!;n na ~ al spaIunces pInc us1 1udt, o. r. niosma' dn
t!on " srd eerys eonnecseu a.a..1 49, 1oe aecoIa
on line with ot :nS luno,ett ~ s.s+ onncn anI,
~ nnnsl-psce OF cnoi: ,.;a ;nG nnss 9s,;E cu@pel
.o' .1tsr-piec. by Ca1E uara+,a ren.a:s,,t;ne 10
en a. as;nts cs1onized By Csn,ant nIessata
~ T-c;n n ST. Peter. IH.ha eacp,s1 .,se..1 ~
% 49,. Rosy, is the tomb Of ssrd;n II
11.o, ne ceiling representa-, tha Tvnt..;es
(4anO Rcary is BY Marcello Veus.s; ks h;s
% 4are Of + Catherine of siena is by eiovnna Va 4 4.
IsMb; I1s - and the fine Mndonna over H. at.e y =
sae@t1;ed to Fra Angelica. Beneath tht h;c.
kG.Is II. As tho marble sarcopbaeus conta;nln, r.
eius of st. Catherine Of Siena and her rlira
9tsled there in 1851 by Archbishop Autosns
nFiGence. On the right o! tho altar il Obici;s
,tate 81 st. John, and on the LETT is Michei
An.elo's famous statue of Christ, which Frzn;s
Ired TO secure for Paris.
Behind the choir is the tomb of Leo Z. (Gi1.
sanni de Meuici) son OF Lorenzo the Maenif
cent. He was ordained when years old. q Car
kinal 1t II, and Pope at So. He was the patro,
Of Raphael aud A1iosto: spd near his torh i
the monument OF Raphaoi's friend. Canlina
Bembo, who died in 1547. On the right of TIN
choir il the tomb Of another MedIcz Gemeit