Santi Domenico e Sisto

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Church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
Santi Domenico e Sisto
Of ancient foundation, the church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, which is dedicated to St Dominic and Pope St Sixtus II (r. 257-8), was built in the early 17th century. 
Facade detail, Church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
A Detail of the Facade
The inscription on the facade proclaims: B[eato] · P[atri] · DOMIN[ico] · ORD[inis] · PRAED[icatorum] · FV[n] · DAT[ori] · ET · MONIALIVM · PARENTI · D[icata].

In between the doorcase and the pediment is a tablet bearing a relief of a dog. This is a pun on the name of the Dominicans - Domini Canes (Dogs of the Lord).
Facade detail, church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
The Facade is Crowned with the Head of an Angel
The four statues on the facade depict Pope St Sixtus II & St Dominic (lower) and St Peter Martyr & St Thomas Aquinas (see below).  
Nave, church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
Nave
The interior is a single nave with a rectangular apse. 

​The vault of the apse has a fresco which continues onto the back wall. It depicts The Heavenly Patronage of the Dominican Order, the work of Domenico Maria Canuti (1625-84). 
Nave vault, church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
Vault
The ceiling was painted by Domenico Maria Canuti and Enrico Haffner. The central scene depicts the Apotheosis of St Dominic (1674). 
Noli me Tangere by Antonio Raggi, church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
Noli Me Tangere by Antonio Raggi
The beautiful sculpture of Noli Me Tangere (1649), in the Cappella Alaleona (first right), is by Antonio Raggi (1624-86). ​
Pope St Sixtus II, facade of the church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
Pope St Sixtus II
St Peter Martyr, facade of the church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
St Peter Martyr
St Dominic, facade of the church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
St Dominic
St Thomas Aquinas, facade of the church of Santi Domenico e Sisto, Rome
St Thomas Aquinas