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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rome |
 | | Ferdinand the Catholic had the church and convent rebuilt, and they were dedicated to St. Peter, following a belief which had gained acceptance owing to a somewhat unfortunate conjecture hazarded by Maffeo Vegio, and which is even yet keenly debated. |
 | | Its great flight of stairs, leading from the Piazza di Spagna, was built by order of Louis XIV. |
 | | The church belongs to the Ladies of the Sacred Heart who have an institution (1827) in the chapel of which is venerated the Ter Admirabilis (Thrice Admirable) Madonna. |
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