Santa Maria in Traspontina

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Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina, Rome
Santa Maria in Traspontina
The Carmelite church of Santa Maria in Traspontina, which was designed by Giovanni Sallustio Peruzzi (son of the illustrious painter & architect Baldassare Peruzzi), was built between 1566 and 1587. 
Virgin and Child, Facade of Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina, Rome
Virgin and Child
There is an 18th century sculpture of the Virgin and Child above the main door. 
A Woman's Head, Detail of the Facade of Santa Maria in Traspontina, Rome
A Capital in the Form of a Woman's Head
High up on the facade are a pair of women's heads crowned with ionic capitals. 
The interior comprises a nave with five chapels on each side.
Nave, Santa Maria in Traspontina, Rome
Nave
The high altar was based on a design by the architect Carlo Fontana (1638-1714), and consecrated in 1674.  The enormous royal crown of wood coated in gilded copper is by Carlo Padredio. The four stucco angels holding it on either side by Leonardo Retti (d. 1714), who also carved the marble pair of angels below the icon of the Madonna.
High Altar, Santa Maria in Traspontina, Rome
High Altar
The doors to either side of the altar are surmounted by four marble statues. The inner pair depict Elijah (Giacomo Antonio Lavaggi) and Elisha (Vincenzo Felici).  The outer pair are St Angelus of Jerusalem (Alessandro Rondoni), an early Carmelite who rebuked a Sicilian peasant and died of the beating that resulted, and St Albert the Great (Michel Maille), who is the patron of scientists.
Door, Oratory of Christian Doctrine, Santa Maria in Traspontina, Rome
Oratory of Christian Doctrine
The small building on the left side of the church is the Oratorio della Dottrina Cristiana (Oratory of Christian Doctrine). It was the chapel of a confraternity that taught the catechism to children. The inscription above the door reads: NON CESSES FILI AVDIRE DOCTRINAM (Son, do not cease listening to doctrine), which comes from the Book of Proverbs.