Freeing Christian Captives & Slaves

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Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli

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The 18th century convent church of Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli was built for the Spanish branch of the Ordo Sanctissimae Trinitatis et captivorum (Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives), better known, simply, as the Trinitarians. 

The order was founded in 1198 by St John of Matha (1160-1213). Its mission was to purchase the freedom of Christians taken prisoner by Muslim pirates and slave-raiders. This explains the presence of the striking sculpture of the Angel With Two Prisoners by Pietro Pacilli (1720-73), above the entrance. 

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Santissima Trinita degli Spagnoli