• Stained glass windows depicting Saint Theresa of Avila (left) and Ludovica Albertoni (right). Bernini's sculpture of Albertoni in the Altieri chapel of San...
  • Let's take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts about Blessed Ludovica Albertoni by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, one of the artist's ultimate.
  • Discover the extraordinary last masterpiece of Baroque genius Gianlorenzo Bernini, a startling portrait of the visionary mystic Ludovica Albertoni captured at...
  • Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s religious ode to the newly canonized saint, Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, is tainted by a dark secret that almost explains the agony that...
  • Niki de Saint Phalle. ... “The figure of Ludovica Albertoni is set above the altar of the Altieri Chapel on the left side of the church of San Francesco a Ripa.
  • Saints. Bl. Ludovica Albertoni. January 31, Blessed. ... SHORT BIOGRAPHY. Ludovica Albertoni was born in Rome in 1473 by a noble family.
  • For example, I adore the Cherubini that Gian Lorenzo Bernini created for the sculpture which portrays the death of Ludovica Albertoni.
  • 1670). Saint of the Day : January 31. Other Names : Louisa AlbertoniLudovica Albertoni Cetera. Born : 1474 in Rome, Italy.
  • See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of B. Ludovica Albertoni, Roman Widow, the Saint of the Day 1 February.
  • Louise, formally known as “Ludovica Albertoni Citara,” was born in the 15th Century in Rome, Italy, to a very wealthy, distinguished family.