Literally around the corner from our apartment, on Via Francesco Crispi, #24, you will find the Chiesa di San Giuseppe a Capo le Case.  The church dates from 1597, when it was founded by the Spanish Oratorian, Francisco Soto.  It was the first Carmelite nunnery in the city of Rome, initially hosting 10 nuns who lived in the convent next to the church, in what is now the Museum of Modern Art.

Most of the paintings, in the church today, are the work of Cleto Luzzi.  The paintings that originally decorated the chapels have been dispersed to museums and other churches, and Luzzi was hired to replace them.  It was in this church that the Franciscan mystic, Saint Charles of Sezze, received the stigmata, while attending mass in 1648.

The Hotel Cecil is at Via Francesco Crispi, #55.  The building dates from the 1500s, but took on its current appearance in 1800, when it was purchased by the current owners, for use as a guest house.  In 1885, the hotel hosted the writer, Henrik Ibsen, who made it his home, while in Rome.  It was here that he wrote his play, Brand, as well as Peer Gynt.

A plaque, on Via delle Quattro Fontane, remembers the 10 Roman citizens who were rounded up by the Nazis, in retaliation for a partisan bombing, on a nearby street.  The men, whose names are listed on the plaque, were later taken to the Fosse Ardeatine, where they were massacred, along with 325 other Romans.

At Via Rasella, #3, you will find the Hotel Barberini.

Next up: We continue to enjoy our day, with a walk along Via Veneto!

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