Balbiani Vegezzi-Bossi

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Pipe organ by Balbiani Vegezzi-Bossi, 1935
Santa Caterina a Magnanapoli
Salita del Grillo
Rome, June 2019

“When the Via Nazionale was laid out in the 19th century, the street level was lowered. This raised the church entrance to a considerable height above the street. To allow access, a double staircase leading to the portico was built. Under the stairs is the entrance to the Crypt of the Fallen, constructed in 1934 and dedicated to the priests who were killed in the First World War. The crypt contains a bronze crucifix by Romano Romanelli. Most of the convent was demolished in 1924. The Military Ordinariate, whose headquarters are adjacent to the church, took over the church, and it is now served by diocesan clergy. A restoration occurred in 1992.” (Santa Caterina a Magnanapoli, Wikipedia)