Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
In Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore, the story starts with a much older footprint: San Giacomo degli Spagnoli had been erected here in the 12th century on the ruins of the Stadium of Domitian, and Rome’s Spanish community kept circling back to this same spot. The first mention comes in Henry of Castile’s will (1230–1304), with money given in 1259 to build the church. Later, the building was rebuilt for the Holy Year of 1450, thanks to a gift from Alfonso de Paradinas, a canon of Seville—and its façade was designed by Bernardo Rossellino. From 1506 onward, San Giacomo became the national church of the kingdom of Castile in Rome, and in 1518 it was remodeled again by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Prince Philip of Spain funded a gold tabernacle in 1549, echoing the Council of Trent’s renewed focus on the Eucharist. …
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