As we retraced our steps, this time on the other side of the street, we noticed a second, smaller plaque informing us that we were passing the building where Gogol lived, while in Rome.

The Chiesa di Sant’Isidoro a Capo le Case is at Via degli Artisti, #4.  The church dates from 1622, when it was built by the architect, Antonio Felice Casoni, as a center of Spanish, Franciscan life in Rome.  Left unfinished for two years, the church then became the responsibility of the theologian friar, Luke Ward, and the Irish Franciscans, who manage it even today.

Next up: We head down to Trastevere, for a fun evening in Rome!

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