▁pap al ▁scholar ▁and ▁former ▁patri arch ▁of ▁Aqu ile ia , ▁Er m ola o ▁Bar bar o , ▁and ▁then ▁obtained ▁the ▁authorization ▁from ▁Pope ▁Alexander ▁VI ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁monaster y ▁for ▁the ▁Min im ite ▁Fri ars . ▁In ▁ 1 5 0 2 , ▁Louis ▁XII ▁of ▁France ▁began ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Tr init à ▁dei ▁Mont i ▁next ▁to ▁this ▁monaster y , ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁his ▁successful ▁invasion ▁of ▁Nap les . ▁Building ▁work ▁began ▁in ▁a ▁French ▁style ▁with ▁pointed ▁late ▁Goth ic ▁arch es , ▁but ▁construction ▁lag ged . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁Italian ▁Renaissance ▁church ▁was ▁eventually ▁built ▁in ▁its ▁place ▁and ▁finally ▁consec r ated ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 5 ▁by ▁the ▁great ▁urban izer ▁Pope ▁Si xt us ▁V , ▁whose ▁via ▁S ist ina ▁connected ▁the ▁Pia zza ▁della ▁Tr init à ▁dei ▁Mont i ▁( out side ▁the ▁church ) ▁to ▁the ▁Pia zza ▁Bar ber ini ▁across ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁fac ade ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁for ▁certain , ▁but ▁Wolfgang ▁Lot z ▁suggests ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁origin ated ▁in ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁Gia como ▁della ▁Port a ▁( a ▁follow er ▁of ▁Michel ang elo ), ▁who ▁had ▁built ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Sant ' At anas io ▁dei ▁Gre ci , ▁which ▁has ▁similar ities , ▁a ▁little ▁earlier . ▁The ▁double ▁st air case ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁by ▁D omen ico ▁Font ana . ▁