| Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore | |
| Fullname: | Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
| Other Name: | San Giacomo degli Spagnoli, Santiago de los Españoles |
| Native Name: | Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Click on the map for a fullscreen view |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
| Mapframe-Marker: | religious-christian |
| Coordinates: | 41.8983°N 12.4735°W |
| Location: | Corso del Rinascimento 27, Rome |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language(S): | Italian, Spanish |
| Denomination: | Catholic |
| Tradition: | Roman Rite |
| Former Names: | --> |
| Status: | titular church, Spanish national church |
| Founded Date: | 12th century |
| Dedication: | Mary, mother of Jesus and the Sacred Heart |
| Completed Date: | 1938 |
Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (also known as San Giacomo degli Spagnoli and in Spanish, Santiago de los Españoles) is a Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in Rome's Piazza Navona.
An earlier church, San Giacomo degli Spagnoli (St James of the Spanish), had been erected in the same place, on the ruins of the Stadium of Domitian, in the 12th century.[1] The first mention of this church is in the will of Henry of Castile (1230-1304), son of King Ferdinand III of Castile, who had given money to build it in 1259.
The edifice was rebuilt for the Holy Year of 1450 using a gift from Alfonso de Paradinas, canon of the Cathedral of Seville. The façade, once facing the opposite side than now, was designed by Bernardo Rossellino. Pope Alexander VI, of Spanish origin, later had a square carved out in front of it, moving two hospices for Spanish pilgrims.[2]
Starting in 1506 San Giacomo was the national church of the kingdom of Castile in Rome. 1518 It was again remodeled in 1518 by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger.[2]
In keeping with the Council of Trent's greater emphasis on the Eucharist, in 1549 Prince Philip of Spain donated funds to commission Gaspar Becerra to provide a gold tabernacle.[3]