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The Largo Lorenzo Perosi Area
Regola
Regola is a phonetic corruption of Arenula - both a street and a square still bear this name - which comes from the Latin renula ("fine sand"). In fact, Regola used to be covered with sand left by the Tiber, along whose eastern bank the district stretches, after the river's frequent floods. In the Middle Ages it was called Regio Arenule et Chacabariorum, where the second name was referred to the chacabariis, coppersmiths who made cauldrons and similar kitchenware in the area. It remains a trade district today.
Chiesa San Filippo Neri a Via Giulia
The Chiesa San Filippo Neri was built in 1603 through the patronage of a devout glover from Florence named Rutilio Brando. The church was rebuilt in1768 to a design by Giovanni Francesco Fiori. It had been re-named after St Philip and was nicknamed San Filippino or "Little St Philip". The Confraternity of the Holy Wounds was a hospice for infirm priests and an institution for poor girls who could not afford a dowry. A small oratory was erected on Via del Malpasso, adjacent to the church proper. The area was cleared in 1940 for a new road which was never built. The church was deconsecrated and partly demolished, and incorporated into an apartment block. The space served as a market warehouse until the building became derelict in the 1960's. Restoration as an apartment and office block only took place in 2000. The façade was restored to its original state. The oratory that was next to it is now long gone.
Via Giulia
It was one of the first important urban planning projects in Renaissance Rome. Via Giulia was designed by Pope Julius II but the original plan was only partially carried out. The street developed as a line of modest houses with gardens behind them, built for private owners or confraternities. In the 1540s Michelangelo had a plan for the constricted gardens of Palazzo Farnese to be connected by a bridge to the Farnese villa in Trastevere on the right bank, Villa Farnesina.
Regola
Regola is a phonetic corruption of Arenula - both a street and a square still bear this name - which comes from the Latin renula ("fine sand"). In fact, Regola used to be covered with sand left by the Tiber, along whose eastern bank the district stretches, after the river's frequent floods. In the Middle Ages it was called Regio Arenule et Chacabariorum, where the second name was referred to the chacabariis, coppersmiths who made cauldrons and similar kitchenware in the area. It remains a trade district today.
Chiesa San Filippo Neri a Via Giulia
The Chiesa San Filippo Neri was built in 1603 through the patronage of a devout glover from Florence named Rutilio Brando. The church was rebuilt in1768 to a design by Giovanni Francesco Fiori. It had been re-named after St Philip and was nicknamed San Filippino or "Little St Philip". The Confraternity of the Holy Wounds was a hospice for infirm priests and an institution for poor girls who could not afford a dowry. A small oratory was erected on Via del Malpasso, adjacent to the church proper. The area was cleared in 1940 for a new road which was never built. The church was deconsecrated and partly demolished, and incorporated into an apartment block. The space served as a market warehouse until the building became derelict in the 1960's. Restoration as an apartment and office block only took place in 2000. The façade was restored to its original state. The oratory that was next to it is now long gone.
Via Giulia
It was one of the first important urban planning projects in Renaissance Rome. Via Giulia was designed by Pope Julius II but the original plan was only partially carried out. The street developed as a line of modest houses with gardens behind them, built for private owners or confraternities. In the 1540s Michelangelo had a plan for the constricted gardens of Palazzo Farnese to be connected by a bridge to the Farnese villa in Trastevere on the right bank, Villa Farnesina.