The Churches of Rome in the Middle Ages (1050-1300). Liturgical Furnishing and Architecture (Corpus Cosmatorum II)
 

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The medieval building of S. Matteo in Via Merulana was originally a simple west-facing hall with a bell tower and an adjoining hospital run by the order of the Cruciferous. A restoration was carried out in 1216. Seventeenth-century sources attest to the existence of an 'inlaid old’ floor. After the construction of the Via Gregoriana (today Via Merulana) as a major axis between S. Maria Maggiore and the Lateran Basilica in 1579, the church was turned 180° and part of its cloister was probably demolished. The complete demolition followed in 1798/1799; nothing remains, apart from the - partially incorrectly - transcribed dedicatory inscription, which gives the date of consecration as 1110.

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Rom, S. Matteo in Merulana, Romplan, Ausschnitt, L. Bufalini, 1551 (Frutaz, Piante 1962)
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Rom, S. Matteo in via Merulana, Romplan, Ansicht von Osten, E. Dupérac, 1577 (nach Noehles 1969)
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Rom, S. Matteo in via Merulana, Romplan, Ansicht von Westen, A. Tempesta 1593 (Frutaz, Piante 1962)
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Rom, S. Matteo in via Merulana, Ansicht von Westen (Höggmayr 1731)
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Number in map
77
Church name
S. Matteo in (via) Merulana
Not existing
Coordinates
41.89186, 12.5024
Rione
Monti (I)
Nolli's map #
28
Chronology
first quarter 12th century, first quarter 13th century
Keywords
single-nave hall, Pope Paschal II, hospital, bell tower, Order of the Cruciferous, cloister, dedicatory inscription, cosmatesque pavement
Research status
Completed
Published in

Corpus Cosmatorum II, volume 4

Authors
Klein, Almuth
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