The "Rioni of Rome" - VIII Sant'Eustachio (original) (raw)

You may wish to see an introductory page first.

Rione Sant'Eustachio was named after the parish church of Sant'Eustachio located at the center of the rione. It borders to the west on Parione and Ponte, to the north on Campo Marzio, to the east on Colonna and Pigna and to the south on Sant'Angelo and Regola. It is therefore in a very central location.

Coat of arms of Rione Sant'Eustachio

The symbol of Rione Sant'Eustachio is a stag, a reference to the conversion of St. Eustace.
Most of the buildings in the northern part of Rione Sant'Eustachio cover the ruins of the the ancient Roman baths built by Nero and modified by Alexander Severus (Terme Neroniane o Alessandrine): two columns in Piazza de' Crescenziand a basin behind Palazzo Carpegna are the only surviving evidence of ancient Rome in this rione. The [obelisk in Piazza della Rotonda](Vasi25.htm#The Obelisk) comes from Rione Pigna. Rione Sant'Eustachio is characterized by large churches and palaces which can be roughly grouped as follows:
XVth century: [S. Agostino](Vasi175.htm#S. Agostino).
XVIth century: [S. Luigi dei Francesi](Vasi175.htm#The Plate); Palazzo Valle.
XVIIth century: [S. Andrea della Valle](Vasi134.htm#The Plate); [S. Carlo ai Catinari](Vasi136.htm#The Plate); [Archiginnasio della Sapienza](Vasi161.htm#The Plate); [Palazzo Madama](Vasi70.htm#The Plate).

Fountain of Rione S. Eustachio near [Archiginnasio della Sapienza](Vasi161.htm#The Plate), portal of Palazzo Serventi next to S. Maria in Monterone, portal of Convento dei Teatini next to [S. Andrea della Valle](Vasi134.htm#The Plate)

In 1927 the City of Rome commissioned to the sculptor Pietro Lombardi a fountain for Rione Sant'Eustachio. It shows the symbol of the rione (a stag) together with a reference (four books) to Archiginnasio della Sapienza. The prevalence of XVIth and XVIIth century architectural patterns in Sant'Eustachio is due not only to its monuments, but also to minor buildings.

1777 Map of Rione Sant'Eustachio

Legend of the numbers in the map

1. SS. Sudario de' Savojardi
2. Palazzo Vidoni
3. Casa del Burcardo
4. S. Giuliano de' Fiamminghi
5. Palazzo Carpegna
6. [Palazzo Madama](Vasi70.htm#The Plate)
7. SS. Salvatore
8. [Palazzo Casali](Vasi141.htm#Palazzo Casali)
9. [Collegio Germanico](Vasi175.htm#Collegio Germanico)
10. [S. Salvatore alle Coppelle](Vasi138.htm#S. Salvatore alle Coppelle)
11. [Palazzo Patrizi](Vasi175.htm#Palazzo Patrizi)
12. [Palazzo Giustiniani](Vasi175.htm#Palazzo Giustiniani)
13. [S. Eustachio](Vasi113.html#The Plate)
14. [Palazzo Maccarani](Vasi113.html#Palazzo Cenci)
15. Teatro Valle
16. Collegio dei Redentoristi near S. Maria in Monterone
17. [Teatro Argentina](Vasi179.htm#Teatro Argentina)
18. Palazzo Cavallerini
19. S. Elena dei Credenzieri
20. Monastero di S. Anna
21. S. Maria in Publicolis

Main monuments of Rione Sant'Eustachio (clickable map)

The red X mark the main changes which occurred after 1777:
a) lower part of the map: in 1926-1929 the street opposite Archiginnasio della Sapienza and Palazzo Madama was enlarged by pulling down four blocks of small buildings;
b) top of the map: the narrow street between the Pantheon and Palazzi Crescenzi and Melchiorri was enlarged in the 1880s;
c) centre of the map, among the red painted monuments: the street between Palazzo Caffarelli and S. Andrea della Valle on one side and Palazzo Valle on the other side was enlarged in the 1880s and in 1926-1929 the building opposite the church was pulled down;
d) far right: the opening of a large road (Via Arenula) led to the pulling down of two minor churches near S. Carlo ai Catinari.
The different colours group the monuments which are shown in the same page.

Name	-	Colour	Notes
Palazzo	Nari		With mon. of Campo Marzio.
Palazzo	Casali		With mon. of Campo Marzio.
-	Convento di S. Agostino		With monuments of Ponte.
Palazzo	Baldassini		With monuments of Ponte.
Chiesa di	San Salvatore alle Coppelle		With monuments of Colonna.
-	Piazza delle Coppelle		With monuments of Colonna.
Palazzo del	Collegio Germanico		-
Palazzo di	San Luigi		-
Chiesa di	Sant'Agostino		-
Chiesa di	San Luigi dei Francesi		-
Palazzo	Giustiniani		-
Palazzo	Patrizi		-
-	Piazza della Rotonda		With monuments of Pigna.
Palazzo	Madama		-
Chiesa di	SS. Salvatore		Lost
Palazzo	Carpegna		-
Palazzi	Crescenzi and Melchiorri		-
Chiesa di	Sant'Eustachio		-
Palazzo	Maccarani		-
Palazzo	Lante		-
Casa di	Tizio da Spoleto		-
Palazzo della	Sapienza (back)		-
Chiesa di	Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza		-
Palazzo della	Sapienza and Biblioteca Alessandrina		-
-	Teatro Valle		-
Chiesa dei	Santi Benedetto e Scolastica		With monuments of Pigna.
Chiesa di	Sant'Andrea della Valle		-
Chiesa di	Santa Maria in Monterone		-
Chiesa di	San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi		-
Chiesa del	Santissimo Sudario de' Savojardi		-
Palazzo	Valle		-
Palazzo	Vidoni		-
Casa del	Burcardo		With monuments of Pigna.
-	Teatro Argentina		With monuments of Pigna.
Chiesa di	San Carlo dei Catinari		-
Chiesa di	S. Anna de' Falegnami		Lost
Chiesa di	S. Elena de' Credenzieri		Lost
Chiesa di	Ges� Nazzareno		-
Palazzo	Cavallerini		-
Chiesa di	Santa Maria in Publicolis		With monuments of S. Angelo.

The image used as background for the table shows a detail of Archiginnasio della Sapienza.
You can start your tour of Rione Sant'Eustachio from S. Carlo ai Catinari.