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| Convent of Santa Maria ad Nives of Palazzolo | |
|---|---|
Convento di Santa Maria ad Nives di Palazzolo | |
 Panorama of the convent and the Cardinal's villa. | |
  Convent of Santa Maria ad Nives of Palazzolo | |
| 41°44′37″N 12°41′23″E / 41.743592°N 12.689696°E | |
| Location | Rocca di Papa, Province of Rome, Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | http://www.palazzola.it/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary of the Snows |
| Consecrated | 12th century |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic architecture, Baroque architecture |
| Completed | 1739 |
| Demolished | 1398 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Frascati |
The church of Santa Maria ad Nives of Palazzolo (also called of Palazzola) is a Catholic place of worship located in the municipality of Rocca di Papa, in the province of Rome, in the suburbicarian diocese of Frascati. Next to the church stands the former convent of the Friars Minor Observant.
The convent, which already existed in the 11th century, stands in a picturesque place overlooking Lake Albano: amidst alternate events it reached its period of maximum splendor around the middle of the 18th century,[1] with the architectural interventions promoted by Bishop José Maria Ribeiro da Fonseca de Évora. The convent was a protectorate of the Kingdom of Portugal from 1870 to 1910, until it was handed over to private individuals in 1915. Since 1920 it has hosted a summer stay for seminarians from the Venerable English College.[2]
- ^ Crielesi (1997, p. 9).
- ^ "Venerable English College". Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.