San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
You’re at San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane—“San Carlino” for short—a Roman Catholic church designed by Francesco Borromini in baroque architecture. It’s his first independent commission, and he got it in 1634 under the patronage of Cardinal Francesco Barberini, whose palace was across the road. That support didn’t last, though, and the building project ran into financial difficulties before the church could really take shape. Construction of the church itself happened between 1638 and 1641, as the monastic buildings were completed first. In 1646, the church was dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo. The whole complex was tied to the Spanish Trinitarians, an order devoted to freeing Christian slaves—an unusual mission hidden behind a richly crafted facade. …
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