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The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (alternatively Saint Teresa in Ecstasy or Transverberation of Saint Teresa; in Italian: L’Estasi di Santa Teresa or Santa Teresa in estasi) is the central sculptural group in white marble set in an elevated aedicule in the Cornaro Chapel Santa Maria della Vittoria Rome. It was designed and completed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini the leading sculptor of his day who also designed the setting of the Chapel in marble stucco and paint.
