Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini

Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini

Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Address
Neighborhood: Ludovisi
How to get there
  • Barberini - Fontana di Trevi • 2 min walk
  • Spagna • 6 min walk
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Marina and Co. Ltd
St. Petersburg, Russia85,110 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Friends
As our guide Elena said, macabre lovers should look into the Capuchin Church of the Immaculate Conception - Chiesa di Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini (1626-1630), which stands on Via Vittorio Veneto, very close to Metro Barberini. In the temple itself there are several interesting frescoes: “The Healing of St. Paul” by Pietro da Cortona in the first chapel on the left, two Andrea Sacchi “St. Bonaventure” and “St. Anthony of Padua” to the right and left of the altar, and finally - Guido Reni with Lanfranco in the first and second chapel on the right. But the main interest here is in the museum and crypt, where all the decorations, from sacred subjects to baroque festoons, are made of skulls and human bones.☝️An interesting fact, since the 18th century this bizarre Capuchin invention was included in the obligatory list of attractions of the “Eternal City”, because the crypt admired not only the Marquis de Sade (which is understandable), but even the storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.🤣 Entrance to the crypt is paid = 10 € per nose, and you can’t even take pictures!
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Written November 12, 2023
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Rui_F74
Santo Tirso, Portugal18,558 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023
Leaving Barberini Square onto Via Veneto, the Church of Santa Maria da Conceição dos Capuchinhos is on the right side, after passing the bee fountain, and is somewhat obscured by large trees in front.
There are several steps that we have to climb to enter and when I arrived here there was at the door what seemed to me to be the priest belonging to this church and he asked me, with all the kindness and with a smile, where I was from and he was happy with my response. He welcomed me.
I found the request he made to me curious, to be careful and not step on the tombs with the inscriptions. So I did.
This church was built in the first half of the century. XVII and the interior is interesting, with the usual chapels on the side walls. I highlight the altar as the most beautiful area. The ceiling, interestingly, is relatively simple.
It has a loud choir and a pipe organ.
Overall, I found it to be a simpler church than most of those in Rome, quiet and off the traditional tourist trail, despite being close to Barberini Square, where hundreds of tourists pass through daily.
Entry to this church was free.
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Written August 2, 2023
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Jon L
Olathe, KS251 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
First visited 10 years ago, on my first trip to Rome. The crypts are of course the big draw. At the time, you just tossed a donation in a basket and visited about five very creepy arched rooms adorned with the artistically arranged bones of many many former monks (and children, not sure where they came from,) along with mummified Capuchin monks still in their brown robes. The last crypt has a sign that says ""What you are now, we once were; what we are now, you shall be" in several languages. They were hard core. Beware, you're going to remember seeing this. Since the first visit, they've added a stiffer admission price and a whole museum about the religious order. The church itself is beautiful, don't skip it. I remember standing there on my first day ever in Europe, jetlagged as all hell, thinking, "this is what a 500 year old church smells like?" Shakespeare could have gone there. You should too.
Written April 19, 2020
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Carl-Magnus U
Stockholm, Sweden5 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • Family
We arrived at 18:20 and was informed that they closed at 19:00. We paid the admission (EUR 8,50 pp) and expected to have 40 minutes. At 18:45 we were informed that they “closed soon”, and 5 minutes later a rude lady told us that they were closed and more or less ushered us out. Very impolite. They extra 10 minutes (that they stole from us) was the difference between being able to read the signs in the exhibition and not. Otherwise, the museum was interesting, so in conclusion , an interesting museum, but the visit was destroyed by the rude staff.
Written August 4, 2022
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Cittadino del mondo
9 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2022 • Business
The place opens at 10, you arrive a little before with 5-6 persons before you, then when finally it opens they call huge groups of 20-40 tourists which were not in line, and they pass before you! Now even at the UFFIZI there are two lines, and each time the reserved enter, after the non reserved are also allowed, not here. The avidity of the organization who direct the cripta does not stop in front of the fact that in such small place it is exactly the groups bigger than 6 persons that should have restrictions and not the single individual visitors. Lastly it is more than 10 years that the transformation of this place into a money-machine has deprived the place of all the fascination it had when the cripta was FREE and only an offer was requested. Let us hope that priests have nothing to do with it.
Written September 28, 2022
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backpacker31
Boynton Beach, FL5,959 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020 • Solo
Fascinating display of human bones laid out in several chapels. These bones (of more than two thousand monks) are not haphazardly displayed, rather a great deal of thought, detail and creative execution went into these crypts. There are not only bones laid out to create a particular design or scene (such as a clock), but there are several in-tact bodies that are positioned as if still living. There is a lot of symbolism here. The descriptions are very informative. The attached museum offers some interesting facts about the Cappuchins along with their presence and work around the world. No photos are allowed inside. Allow a good 45 minutes to an hour here.
Written March 3, 2020
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Mairwen1
United Kingdom12,096 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
This review is only on the church. The church is completely eclipsed by the Capuchin crypt which lies below it but Tripadvisor has a separate page for these reviews under the heading ‘Museum and Crypt of Capuchins (Rome)’.
Just about every tourist who heads up the church steps (including us), makes a beeline for the Capuchin crypt and bypasses the church altogether.
You can be forgiven for overlooking the church because it has quite a simple red brick facade with subtle contrasting architectural details in travertine. It’s not particularly eye-catching.
Built in 1631, it was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII.
Inside is also relatively plain. The Barberini bees from the Pope’s family crest swarm over the church with golden bees on the High altar and others on the wooden panelling and the holy water fonts.
The marble tomb slab in front of the altar belongs to another Barberini family member, Cardinal Antonio Barberini who was buried here in 1646 with the very humble inscription ‘Hic Iacet Pulvis Cinis et Nihil' (Here lies dust, ashes, and nothing).
Above the high altar is a large but rather conventional painting of ‘The Immaculate Conception’.
A more interesting painting of St Michael Conquering Satan (1630) can be seen in the first chapel on the right. Looking like some sort of Renaissance super-hero in a flowing red cape, St Michael has a sword raised above his head. He is about to plunge it, at any moment, into the devil who is pinned beneath his foot.
What’s most interesting here, is that the devil’s face looks an awful lot like Pope Innocent X. Guido Reni, the artist had a score to settle with the pope. Having heard that he’d openly criticised Reni’s work, the artist took his revenge by modelling Satan’s face on the pope himself. When challenged, he claimed that it wasn’t his fault that the pope happened to look just like the devil.
Entry to the church is free but to see the crypt, you’ll need to buy the combined museum/crypt ticket for €8.50.
Written March 20, 2023
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calladium
Liverpool UK8 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
If you have a spare half hour to fill whilst in Rome and want to see something really odd go to see the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Or more to the point go and see the cemetery of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Apparently this particular order of Monks believed that when they died they must be buried in soil from Jerusalem. Unfortunately they only had a small amount of soil and when they had used that up instead decided to use the skeletons of deceased monks (approx 4000 in total) to create the one of the oddest things I have ever seen. Basically you walk down a narrow corridor the ceiling of which is elaborately decorated with bones arranged in intricate patterns and is lit by lamps covered in bone lampshades. There are series of tableaus constructed entireley of skeletons and monk skeletons still in their robes. Its quite moving, rather freaky and a touch fairground ghost train ish. Think twice about taking any kids - they will have nightmares!
Written August 4, 2005
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tide&tiger
San Antono12 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
When you've been to so many museums and basilicas in Rome that you can't remember everything you've seen, a trip to the Church of the Immaculate Conception is a sure cure for museum overload. We loved it for the fact that it was inexpensive (admission is by donation); it's a quick visit; and because you won't see anything like in Rome or any place else. The bones of 4,000 monks decorate the ceilings and walls; it's more like a folk art installation than a cemetery. But still, probably not a good choice for young children.

Also known as the Cemetery of the Capuchins (and our concierge just called it the Bones Museum), this is a very, very short walk from the Barberini metro stop, near the bottom of Via Veneto. There also is a bus stop right in front of the church; I'm not sure which lines service it, though.
Written March 20, 2006
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JC F
Syracuse, NY26 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2019 • Couples
While this is a somewhat small museum which leads into the crypts, it is, perhaps, the most modern and up-to-date of the many museums in Rome. The audio guide, which is included in the entry price, is the most user-friendly and best audio presentation of all the many guides we used not only in Rome but throughout Italy. One of the 'hidden highlights' in the museum is a 'recently' discovered painting of St Frances by Caravaggio (one of many he did). It is an interesting audio tour in a dialogue presentation between 'the visitor' and the Capuchin Monk, and provides a glimpse of the history of the Capuchins. The guide also picks up in the crypts and gives great narrations of the last 3 crypts. The crypts themselves may be unnerving for some - but do provide a stark picture of what we shall be. No photos allowed in the museum or crypts.
Written January 16, 2019
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