The church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, also called San Carlino, is a Roman Catholic church in Rome, Italy. The church was designed by the architect Francesco Borromini and it was his first inde
Façade of Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Francesco Borromini
San Carlo alle quattro fontane interno
Section of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, ca. 1730
The dome with its intricate geometrical pattern
Charles Borromeo
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Charles Borromeo was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was made a cardinal in 1560.
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
…not last and subsequently the building project suffered various financial difficulties. It is one of at least three churches in Rome dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, including San Carlo ai Catinari and San Carlo al Corso. In the 1630s, the friars of the Trinitarian Order were searching for an architect to build a…
Portrait by Giovanni Ambrogio Figino
Intercession of Charles Borromeo supported by the Virgin Mary by Rottmayr (Karlskirche, Vienna)
Charles Borromeo intercedes during the plague; painting by Jacob Jordaens (1655)
Painting by Francesco Caccianiga showing an angel tending to Charles Borromeo