query: Which Italian city is home to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore or the Duomo?

title: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence)

text: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence) The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral) in Florence, Italy is a museum containing many of the original works of art created for the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, the cathedral (Duomo) of Florence. As of August 2013, the director of the museum is Fr. Timothy Verdon, an American. The museum is located just east of the Duomo, near its apse. It opened in 1891, and now houses what has been called "one of the world's most important collections of sculpture." Among the museum's holdings are Lorenzo Ghiberti's doors

title: Metropolitan City of Florence

text: Vinci was born in the village of Anchiano which is a part of the Metropolitican City of Florence. The capital Florence is a well known cultural and a large tourist centre. The Metropolitan City receives large number of tourists every year. The capital city Florence has been recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Major tourist attractions of the city are Piazza del Duomo, Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Loggia del Bigallo and Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, Ponte Vecchio and many others. Sights in Barberino di Mugello include

title: Hotel Laurus al Duomo

text: Hotel Laurus al Duomo The Hotel Laurus al Duomo is a hotel in Florence, in the historical Via de’ Cerretani, with a façade in Via dell’Alloro. The building is about 70 meters away from Piazza del Duomo, Florence, the Florence Cathedral and the Giotto's Campanile. The building is not far from the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella and from the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station. The building is also in front of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Florence. The building of the hotel is also the location of Auditorium al Duomo and of Cafè Astra al Duomo. The

title: Egg of Columbus

text: name of puzzles. The Columbus story may have originated with Italian historian and traveler Girolamo Benzoni. In his book "History of the New World", published in 1565, he wrote: The factual accuracy of this story is called into question by its similarity to another tale published fifteen years earlier (while Benzoni was still traveling in the Americas) by painter and architect Giorgio Vasari. According to Vasari, the young Italian architect Filippo Brunelleschi had designed an unusually large and heavy dome for Santa Maria del Fiore, the cathedral (Duomo) in Florence, Italy. City officials had asked to see his model, but

title: Florence

text: and exercise the functions delegated to them by the City Council; in addition they are supplied with an autonomous founding in order to finance local activities. The Boroughs are: All of the five boroughs are governed by the Democratic Party. The former Italian Prime Minister (2014-2016), Matteo Renzi, served as mayor from 2009 to 2014. Florence is known as the "cradle of the Renaissance" ("la culla del Rinascimento") for its monuments, churches, and buildings. The best-known site of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as "The Duomo", whose dome was built by Filippo

title: Santa Reparata, Florence

text: top of which the cobblestone pavement was laid at 1.90 metres above Roman ground level; 80 cm above is the marble pavement of Santa Maria del Fiore. Santa Reparata, Florence Santa Reparata is the former cathedral of Florence, Italy. Its name refers to Saint Reparata, an early virgin martyr who is the co-patron saint of Florence. The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore was constructed over it. Ever since the 3rd century there was an area in the north of Florence which was dedicated to Christianity and up to the Middle Ages represented the most important religious center of the

title: Historic Centre of Florence

text: Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo. Closed inside the avenues traced on the old medieval walls, the historic centre of Florence collects the city's most important cultural heritage sites. Delimited by the 14th century wall circuit, built thanks to the economic and commercial power reached at the time, knew its maximum splendor in the following two centuries. Spiritual center of the city is Piazza del Duomo with the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, flanked by Giotto's Campanile and facing the Baptistry of Saint John with the 'Gates of Paradise' by Lorenzo Ghiberti. From here to the north there are the Palazzo

title: Domenico di Michelino

text: Domenico di Michelino Domenico di Michelino (1417–1491) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school and a follower of the style of Fra Angelico. He was born and died in Florence. Michelino predominantly painted scenes from the Bible. His most famous work can be found on the west wall of Florence's "Duomo" (cathedral) Santa Maria del Fiore, including "La commedia illumina Firenze" ("The Comedy Illuminating Florence"), showing Dante Alighieri and the "Divina Commedia" ("Divine Comedy"). Along with Dante and the city of Florence, the work depicts Hell, Mount Purgatory, the earthly Paradise (with Adam and Eve) and the celestial spheres.

title: Duomo

text: themselves are true artworks. Perhaps the best known "duomo" is Milan Cathedral, but other well-known cathedrals include the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome and those of Alba, Ancona, Mantua, Parma and Florence. Duomo Duomo (, ) is an Italian term for a church with the features of, or having been built to serve as, a cathedral, whether or not it currently plays this role. Monza Cathedral, for example, has never been a diocesan seat and is by definition not a cathedral. On the other hand, the city of Trevi no longer has a bishop, although it once did,

title: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence)

text: for the Baptistery of Florence Cathedral called the "Gates of Paradise", the "cantorias", or singing-galleries, designed for the cathedral by Luca della Robbia and Donatello, Donatello's "Penitent Magdalene". The collection also includes "The Deposition", a pietà sculpted by Michelangelo which he intended for his own tomb. Although it was reported on August 6, 2013, that a tourist had accidentally snapped a finger off of a 14th-century statue of the Virgin Mary by Giovanni d'Ambrogio, the finger was from a later repair and not part of the original work. <br> Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence) The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum

title: Andrea Ferrucci

text: engineer. From 1512 to 1518, he superintended the work on the Duomo of Florence, for which he himself executed a statue of Saint Andrew. In 1519, for Archbishop Tamás Bakócz (†l521) he provided the design for the marble altar for the Bakócz chapel at Esztergom, which is the earliest and most significant surviving Renaissance building in Hungary. His half-length bust of Marsilio Ficino ("illustration") adorns Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo of Florence. His greatest work is a baptismal font at Pistoia. Fiesole cathedral possesses a marble reredos from his hand, and the Bargello, Florence, has a "Holy Family". Other

title: Giuseppe Ceccherini

text: Giuseppe Ceccherini Giuseppe Ceccherini (24 November 1829 – 2 November 1899) was an Italian composer and singing teacher. He was born in Florence, the son of Ferdinando Ceccherini (1792–1858), a noted tenor, composer, and the maestro di capella of Florence's principal cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore. Like his father, Ceccherini served as the maestro di capella of Santa Maria del Fiore for which he composed numerous pieces of sacred music. His compositions, long forgotten, were found in the cathedral's archives, transcribed by the musicologist Gabriele Giacomelli and performed in a concert at the Cathedral in June 2004. Their style reflect

title: Florence

text: ("Battistero di San Giovanni") and the Florence Cathedral ("Santa Maria del Fiore"). The cart is connected by a rope to the interior of the church. Near the cart there is a model of a dove, which, according to legend, is a symbol of good luck for the city: at the end of the Easter mass, the dove emerges from the nave of the Duomo and ignites the fireworks on the cart. "Calcio Storico Fiorentino" ("Historic Florentine Football"), sometimes called "Calcio in costume", is a traditional sport, regarded as a forerunner of soccer, though the actual gameplay most closely resembles rugby.

title: Santa Reparata, Florence

text: Santa Reparata, Florence Santa Reparata is the former cathedral of Florence, Italy. Its name refers to Saint Reparata, an early virgin martyr who is the co-patron saint of Florence. The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore was constructed over it. Ever since the 3rd century there was an area in the north of Florence which was dedicated to Christianity and up to the Middle Ages represented the most important religious center of the city. From the 6th century onwards, a building complex called 'the sacred axis' was constructed in east-west direction (from the Piazza dell'Olio to the area of the

title: Domenico di Michelino

text: He took his name from his teacher, a carver in bone and ivory named Michelino. He was elected to the "Compagnia di San Luca" (painter's guild) in 1442 and joined the Arte dei Medici e degli Speziali in 1444. Domenico di Michelino Domenico di Michelino (1417–1491) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school and a follower of the style of Fra Angelico. He was born and died in Florence. Michelino predominantly painted scenes from the Bible. His most famous work can be found on the west wall of Florence's "Duomo" (cathedral) Santa Maria del Fiore, including "La commedia illumina

title: Apparition of Christ to the Virgin

text: perhaps connected to the particular worship she received in the original location of the painting. The landscape in the background is depicted using aerial perspective, with echoes of the early Netherlandish paintings through Italian predecessors of Filippino, including his father Filippo Lippi. There are some small characters such as a few monks, depicted on a river view (perhaps the Bisenzio near Florence) commanded by rocky formations on the right. Far away is a misty city, identifiable most likely with Florence due to the presence of a large dome resembling that of Santa Maria del Fiore. The panel has a predella

title: Giuseppe Ceccherini

text: Soffiano. His wife Elisa was the daughter of the Florentine composer Ermanno Picchi. Giuseppe Ceccherini Giuseppe Ceccherini (24 November 1829 – 2 November 1899) was an Italian composer and singing teacher. He was born in Florence, the son of Ferdinando Ceccherini (1792–1858), a noted tenor, composer, and the maestro di capella of Florence's principal cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore. Like his father, Ceccherini served as the maestro di capella of Santa Maria del Fiore for which he composed numerous pieces of sacred music. His compositions, long forgotten, were found in the cathedral's archives, transcribed by the musicologist Gabriele Giacomelli and

title: Giotto's Campanile

text: Giotto's Campanile Giotto's Campanile is a free-standing campanile that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy. Standing adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry of St. John, the tower is one of the showpieces of Florentine Gothic architecture with its design by Giotto, its rich sculptural decorations and its polychrome marble encrustations. The slender structure is square in plan with 14.45 metre (47.41 ft) sides. It is 84.7 metres (277.9 ft) tall and has polygonal buttresses at each corner. The tower is

title: Giotto's Campanile

text: large projecting terrace. The reliefs, statues and decoration make a coherent whole when interpreted in terms of medieval scholastic philosophy. Giotto's Campanile Giotto's Campanile is a free-standing campanile that is part of the complex of buildings that make up Florence Cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo in Florence, Italy. Standing adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry of St. John, the tower is one of the showpieces of Florentine Gothic architecture with its design by Giotto, its rich sculptural decorations and its polychrome marble encrustations. The slender structure is square in plan with 14.45 metre

title: Historic Centre of Florence

text: Historic Centre of Florence The historic centre of Florence is part of quartiere 1 of the Italian city of Florence. This quarter was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto,

title: Nino Pisano

text: Nino Pisano Nino Pisano (fl. 1349 – 1368) was an Italian sculptor, the son of Andrea Pisano. He collaborated with his father in sculptures for the churches of San Zanipolo at Venice and in Santa Caterina at Pisa, and provided some panels for the bell tower of Santa Maria del Fiore. Nino succeeded his father in the works of the Orvieto Cathedral in 1349. Works he made alone include a "Madonna with Child" in Santa Maria Novella, Florence, a "Saint Bishop" in the Cathedral of Oristano and a "Monument to Bishop Scherlatti" now in the Museum of Pisa Cathedral. His

title: Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood

text: "the last of the foreign "condottieri" or the first of the Italian ones"; his 18th-century biography Domenico Maria Manni called him "general captain of Florentine armies" and virtually ignored two decades of Hawkwood's service to other city-states; even in the 20th century, Friedrich Gaupp attempted to characterize Hawkwood's direct attack on Florence as a "marriage proposal". Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood The Funerary Monument (or Equestrian Monument) to Sir John Hawkwood is a fresco by Paolo Uccello, commemorating English "condottiero" John Hawkwood, commissioned in 1436 for Florence's Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. The fresco is an important example

title: Santa Maria del Carmine, Civita Castellana

text: Santa Maria del Carmine, Civita Castellana Santa Maria del Carmine, once known as "Santa Maria dell'Arco" is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located at the intersection of the Vi Flaminia with Via Ferretti in the town of Civita Castellana, province of Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy. The former church was named because the entrance was reached by passing under an arch. Tradition holds that this church was once used as Cathedral prior to the present Duomo of Civita Castellana. It appears to date from either the 8th or 9th centuries, with a three nave structure reflected in the façade. The

title: Piazza del Duomo, Milan

text: podestà (or Benito Mussolini himself) make speeches to the population; it now houses a museum on 20th-century art. Piazza del Duomo, Milan Piazza del Duomo ("Cathedral Square") is the main "piazza" (city square) of Milan, Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, the Milan Cathedral (the "Duomo"). The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because of its importance from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view. Rectangular in shape, with an overall area of 17,000 m (about 183,000 sq ft), the piazza includes some of the most important buildings of Milan

title: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Siena)

text: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Siena) The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo is an art museum in Siena, in Tuscany in central Italy. It houses works of art and architectural fragments that were formerly in, or a part of, the Duomo of Siena. These include a number of Italian Gothic sculptures by Giovanni Pisano and his school from the façade of the cathedral; the "Maestà" of Duccio di Boninsegna, which was the altarpiece from about 1311 until 1505 or 1506; and works by Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti. There are also works moved to the museum from other churches in the area, such

title: Piazza del Duomo, Milan

text: The origins of Piazza del Duomo can be traced back to the vision of Azzone Visconti (lord of Milan from 1329 to 1339). In 1330, Azzone ordered the demolition of the taverns that circled the two central churches of Milan of the time, the "Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore" and the "Basilica of Santa Tecla", to create a market square, called "Piazza dell'Arengo", which is the first incarnation of what is now Piazza del Duomo. The piazza was named after the arengario (also known as the "broletto"), i.e., the seat of the local government. None of the original buildings of

title: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Siena)

text: as the "Madonna" of Duccio brought from the at Crevole in the comune of Murlo. Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Siena) The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo is an art museum in Siena, in Tuscany in central Italy. It houses works of art and architectural fragments that were formerly in, or a part of, the Duomo of Siena. These include a number of Italian Gothic sculptures by Giovanni Pisano and his school from the façade of the cathedral; the "Maestà" of Duccio di Boninsegna, which was the altarpiece from about 1311 until 1505 or 1506; and works by Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti.

title: Piazza del Duomo, Milan

text: Piazza del Duomo, Milan Piazza del Duomo ("Cathedral Square") is the main "piazza" (city square) of Milan, Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, the Milan Cathedral (the "Duomo"). The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because of its importance from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view. Rectangular in shape, with an overall area of 17,000 m (about 183,000 sq ft), the piazza includes some of the most important buildings of Milan (and Italy in general), as well some of the most prestigious commercial activities, and it is by far

title: Duomo of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto

text: Duomo of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto The Cathedral of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto or Duomo of Saint Sebastian or Duomo of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, exact full name Minor Basilica of Saint Sebastian, is a basilica cathedral in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Sicily, Italy. It stands in the Piazza Duomo with its main façade facing the Via Roma. It is the largest of the churches of Barcellona and second only in size to the "Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta" at Messina in the province of Sicily. The engineer Barbaro, nephew of Monsignor Barbaro, directed the work, which was carried out

title: Santa Maria della Scala (Siena)

text: It played a major cultural role and is considered one of Siena's 3 main artistic hubs. The Hospital partially gets its name from its position. Located across the Piazza del Duomo from Siena Cathedral, Santa Maria della Scala refers to its position across from the steps that lead into the Cathedral. The Hospital is made up of a complex of buildings. Those buildings have been enlarged and improved upon over the years, yet the Hospital's properties also once included much of the Via del Capitano and land outside the city walls as well as other, smaller hospitals. Around the 13th

title: Piazza del Duomo, Altamura

text: Piazza del Duomo, Altamura Piazza del Duomo (also piazza Duomo) is the main square of the city of Altamura, Italy. It is located in the center of the historic city center, as well as in the middle of the main street of the city, that is "corso Federico II di Svevia". Moreover, Altamura Cathedral, the main church of the city, is located on the square. It is also known because the Tree of Liberty was planted in this square during the so-called Altamuran Revolution (1799). The square has always been in the center of the city of Altamura, both in

title: Piazza del Duomo, Milan

text: Piazza dell'Arengario has survived. Azzone's successor Gian Galeazzo Visconti further enlarged the piazza, ordering the demolition of the bishop's house (in 1385) and the baptistery "San Giovanni alle Fonti" (in 1387). In the following decades, nevertheless, the piazza did not develop much, but one of the two "basilicae", Santa Maria Maggiore, was demolished, as the works for the construction of the Duomo had begun. In 1458, Pope Pius II granted Francesco Sforza and the Veneranda fabbrica del Duomo di Milano (the company that was responsible for the construction of the Duomo) the authorization to demolish Santa Tecla to create a

title: Piazza del Duomo, Altamura

text: a diadem on her head. The inscription "Justitia & Pax osculatae sunt" accompanied the monument. The statue is not present anymore, and its demolition date is unknown. Piazza del Duomo, Altamura Piazza del Duomo (also piazza Duomo) is the main square of the city of Altamura, Italy. It is located in the center of the historic city center, as well as in the middle of the main street of the city, that is "corso Federico II di Svevia". Moreover, Altamura Cathedral, the main church of the city, is located on the square. It is also known because the Tree of

title: Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano

text: was later reduced to seven members during the Austrian rule of Milan. Today, the board has six members and a president. Over the centuries, artists and workers from the Fabbrica del Duomo have collaborated with other notable architectural projects in the city; for example, sculptors of the Fabbrica have been involved with the decoration of the facades of Palazzo Marino (Milan's city hall). Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano The Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano ("Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan") is a 600-year-old organization that was established to supervise the construction of the Cathedral of Milan (the

title: Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano

text: Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano The Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano ("Venerable Factory of the Duomo of Milan") is a 600-year-old organization that was established to supervise the construction of the Cathedral of Milan (the "Duomo"). The organization is still active and involved with the maintenance, preservation, and restoration of the cathedral. Its main headquarters are located in the eponymous palace in Piazza del Duomo. Despite the Duomo being a consecrated Roman Catholic church, the Venerable Factory is completely independent of the Holy See. The Fabbrica was created in 1387 by the governor of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti.

title: Duomo

text: Duomo Duomo (, ) is an Italian term for a church with the features of, or having been built to serve as, a cathedral, whether or not it currently plays this role. Monza Cathedral, for example, has never been a diocesan seat and is by definition not a cathedral. On the other hand, the city of Trevi no longer has a bishop, although it once did, and the erstwhile cathedral of Emilianus of Trevi is now a mere church. By contradistinction, the Italian word for a cathedral "sensu stricto" is "cattedrale". Many people refer to particular churches simply as "il

title: The Corpus Christi Procession Leaving the Church of Santa Maria del Mar

text: The Corpus Christi Procession Leaving the Church of Santa Maria del Mar The Corpus Christi Procession Leaving the Church of Santa Maria del Mar is an oil painting by Ramon Casas painted in 1907 in Barcelona and currently in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. In 1896, an anarchist attacked the Corpus Christi procession, which had left the Church of Santa Maria del Mar of Barcelona, killing twelve people and created panic in the city. The fact was part of the turbulent social landscape in the Catalonia of the early 20th century, dominated by anarchist bombings like this

title: Santa Maria della Manna d'Oro, Spoleto

text: an octagonal dome above a plain square base, and the interior space reflects the octagonal layout. Construction began in 1527, but was not complete until the early 17th century. The interior is now used for exhibition space and houses an elaborate baptismal font originally from the Cathedral, and some canvases by Sebastiano Conca. AA.VV., Santa Maria della Manna d'Oro, Spoleto Santa Maria della Manna d'Oro is a renaissance-style, former sanctuary-church located in the center of Spoleto, Province of Perugia, region of Umbria, Italy. The church faces the piazza del Duomo. A sanctuary dedicated to the "Vergine della Misericordia" existed at

title: Florence Cathedral

text: by Filippo's [Brunelleschi's] machines, which Verrocchio used to hoist the ball, Leonardo made a series of sketches of them and, as a result, is often given credit for their invention. Leonardo might have also participated in the design of the bronze ball, as stated in the G manuscript of Paris "Remember the way we soldered the ball of Santa Maria del Fiore". The decorations of the drum gallery by Baccio d'Agnolo were never finished after being disapproved by no one less than Michelangelo. A huge statue of Brunelleschi now sits outside the Palazzo dei Canonici in the Piazza del Duomo,

title: Piazza del Duomo, Milan

text: piazza again. Beccaria's main contribution to the urban planning of the area was the construction of the palace that thereafter would serve as the headquarters of the Fabbrica del Duomo, located to the south-east of the cathedral. A major twist in the piazza's evolution came about after the Second Italian War of Independence (1859). In 1860, the government of the city proclaimed the intention to radically redesign the piazza and to create a new major avenue to celebrate King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. Several architectural design competitions followed, whereby the plan of the new piazza gradually took place. The

title: Santa Maria del Carmine, Milan

text: Praying" (1585) and other works by the painter in the Chapel of Madonna del Carmine, as well as a Madonna statue at the altar. The high altar features a small temple inspired by that in the Milan Cathedral. Santa Maria del Carmine, Milan Santa Maria del Carmine is a church in Milan, Italy. It was built in 1446. In 1268, the Carmelites obtained a seta near the Castello Sforzesco: here, starting from the 14th century, they built a convent with an annexed church. The latter was however destroyed in a fire in 1330. The rebuilt church fell also in abandon

title: Santa Maria del Popolo

text: Santa Maria del Popolo The Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo () is a titular church and a minor basilica in Rome run by the Augustinian order. It stands on the north side of Piazza del Popolo, one of the most famous squares in the city. The church is hemmed in between the Pincian Hill and Porta del Popolo, one of the gates in the Aurelian Wall as well as the starting point of Via Flaminia, the most important route from the north. Its location made the basilica the first church for the majority of travellers entering the city.

title: Udine Cathedral

text: with frescoes by Vitale da Bologna (1349). The cathedral also houses an important museum of religious decorative arts, the "Museo del Duomo di Udine". Udine Cathedral Udine Cathedral (, "Cattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore") is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Udine, north-eastern Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Udine. The cathedral's construction began in 1236 by will of Berthold, patriarch of Aquileia, on a Latin cross-shaped plan with three aisles and side-chapels. The style should follow that of the contemporary Franciscan churches. The church was consecrated in 1335 as "Santa Maria Maggiore". In 1348 an earthquake

title: Santa Maria del Popolo

text: plague in the city. The pope convoked the cardinals, the whole clergy and the people of Rome and the icon was transferred in a solemn procession to Santa Maria del Popolo. After that the plague ceased and the tranquility of the city was restored. The "Madonna del Popolo" has certainly remained one of the most popular Marian icons through the centuries, attracted many pilgrims and assured a greater role to the geographically still remote church. The early history of Santa Maria del Popolo is almost unknown because the archives of the church were dispersed during the Napoleonic era and few

title: Santa Maria del Sasso

text: there is a "tempietto" or free-standing chapel containing a fresco of the Madonna and child by Bicci di Lorenzo. There is an altarpiece of Christ and John the Baptist in polychrome terracotta by Giovanni della Robbia, and another Madonna and child by Fra Paolo da Pistoia. Santa Maria del Sasso Santa Maria del Sasso, also known as the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Sasso is a Renaissance church near Bibbiena in Tuscany, Italy. The first church on the site was constructed in 1347 following a reported appearance of the Virgin Mary on 23 June 1347. The current building was commissioned

title: Santa Maria del Suffragio (L'Aquila)

text: Santa Maria del Suffragio (L'Aquila) Santa Maria del Suffragio, commonly called the church of "Anime Sante" (Blessed Souls), is an 18th-century church in L'Aquila, central Italy. It was begun on October 10, 1713, ten years after the 1703 L'Aquila earthquake damaged the "Confraternita del Suffragio"'s former seat. The Roman architect Carlo Buratti was charged with the work. In 1770 Gianfrancesco Leomporri added a Baroque façade, and years later, in 1805, the church was completed with a neoclassical dome by Giuseppe Valadier. Being one of the most important churches of the city, Santa Maria del Suffragio also became one of the

title: Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore e Santa Maria, Visso

text: Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore e Santa Maria, Visso The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore e Santa Maria (Church of the Holiest Redeemer and St Mary) is a Romanesque-style, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located in the town of Visso, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. Typically, the Italian title is "S.S. Redentore e S. Maria". The stone church was built in the 13th century. It has a single nave with three internal arches, somewhat acute, and adjoining square-based bell tower. The main altar was erected by the Confraternity of Santa Maria, which patronized the church. The interior were frescoed with a

title: Milan Cathedral

text: Milan Cathedral Milan Cathedral ( ; Lombard: "" ) is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity ("Santa Maria Nascente"), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the largest church in Italy (the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City), the third largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world. Milan's layout, with streets either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, reveals that the Duomo occupies what was the most

title: Basso Della Rovere Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo)

text: frescoes of the Piccolomini Library in the Cathedral of Siena. Basso Della Rovere Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo) The Basso Della Rovere or Saint Augustine Chapel () is located in the south aisle of the basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. This is the third side chapel from the counterfaçade and was dedicated to St. Augustine. The cycle of beautiful quattrocento frescoes was executed by Pinturicchio and his workshop. The chapel was furnished by Bishop Girolamo Basso della Rovere after his uncle, Pope Sixtus IV had reconstructed the basilica from 1472 to 1477. The painted decoration is attributed

title: Holy Cross Cathedral, Santa Cruz del Quiché

text: Holy Cross Cathedral, Santa Cruz del Quiché The Holy Cross Cathedral ( ) also called Santa Cruz del Quiché Cathedral is the name given to a religious building that is located in the town of Santa Cruz del Quiché, in the Department of Quiché in the west of the Central American country of Guatemala. The present cathedral is an ancient structure dating from 1768. The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the diocese of Quiché ("Dioecesis Quicensis") which was created in 1967 by Pope Paul VI by bull "Qui Christi" . It is

title: Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona

text: and 1702, is buried in this church in the Chapel of the Virgin Mary of Montserrat. Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona Santa Maria del Pi (, meaning "St. Mary of the Pine") is a 15th-century Gothic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Plaça del Pi, in the Barri Gòtic district of the city. It is known that in 987 there existed a church outside the city walls and to the west of Barcelona. This was a small Romanesque church dedicated to the Blessed Lady of the Pine Tree (one of the titles of the Virgin Mary).

title: Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona

text: Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona Santa Maria del Pi (, meaning "St. Mary of the Pine") is a 15th-century Gothic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Plaça del Pi, in the Barri Gòtic district of the city. It is known that in 987 there existed a church outside the city walls and to the west of Barcelona. This was a small Romanesque church dedicated to the Blessed Lady of the Pine Tree (one of the titles of the Virgin Mary). The church was most built between 1319 and 1391. It opened on 17 June 1453. The

title: Maria Fiore

text: Maria Fiore Maria Fiore (1 October 1935 – 28 October 2004) was an Italian film and television actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1999. Born Jolanda Di Fiore in Rome, in spite of a non-professional acting background, she made her film debut in a leading role, in the Renato Castellani's pink-neorealist film "Two Cents Worth of Hope". Following the success of the film she was one of the most requested actresses until the first half of the 1960s, even if often cast in stock roles of impulsive and genuine low-class girls. Starting from the 1970s she focused

title: Maria Fiore

text: on television, where she got several main roles in some series. Maria Fiore Maria Fiore (1 October 1935 – 28 October 2004) was an Italian film and television actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1999. Born Jolanda Di Fiore in Rome, in spite of a non-professional acting background, she made her film debut in a leading role, in the Renato Castellani's pink-neorealist film "Two Cents Worth of Hope". Following the success of the film she was one of the most requested actresses until the first half of the 1960s, even if often cast in stock roles of

title: Piazza dei Miracoli

text: Spirit"), which houses the Sinopias Museum () and the Cathedral Museum (). The name "Piazza dei Miracoli" was coined by the Italian writer and poet Gabriele d'Annunzio who, in his novel "Forse che sì forse che no" (1910), described the square as the "prato dei Miracoli," or "meadow of miracles". The square is sometimes called the "Campo dei Miracoli" ("Field of Miracles"). In 1987, the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The heart of the Piazza del Duomo is the "Duomo", the medieval cathedral of the Archdiocese of Pisa, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta (St. Mary of

title: Santa Maria del Popolo

text: there are smaller plaques commemorating the indulgences that Gregory XIII conceded to the basilica in 1582 and the fact that Sixtus V included Santa Maria del Popolo among the seven pilgrimage churches of Rome in 1586. The dome The dome of Santa Maria del Popolo was the first octagonal Renaissance dome above a rectangular crossing erected on a high tambour. At the time of its building in 1474-75 it had no real precedent, the only comparable examples are the drawings of Filarete for the utopist city of Sforzinda which have never been carried out. As such the dome was a

title: Santa Maria della Manna d'Oro, Spoleto

text: Santa Maria della Manna d'Oro, Spoleto Santa Maria della Manna d'Oro is a renaissance-style, former sanctuary-church located in the center of Spoleto, Province of Perugia, region of Umbria, Italy. The church faces the piazza del Duomo. A sanctuary dedicated to the "Vergine della Misericordia" existed at the site, but because it was dilapidated and because the city had escaped sacking by the Imperial troops in 1527, the merchants in the commune decided to refurbish the church. It is also said that Spoleto merchants profited from trading with the imperial forces, hence the surname "manna of gold". It was built with

title: Monuments in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo

text: Monuments in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo Monuments in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo are tombs and funerary monuments ranging from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Since its rebuilding in the 1470s by Pope Sixtus IV the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo was one of the favourite burial places for members of the papal aristocracy, clergy and literati. Foreign artists were also buried in the church due to its location near their favourite quarter in Rione Campo Marzio. The high number of tombs and monuments makes the basilica a whole museum of sculpture as

title: Santa Maria del Soccorso all’Arenella

text: some wooden polychrome sculptures, and other paintings depicting the "Flight from Egypt", "Marriage of the Virgin", and a "Crucifixion". The chapel on the left has a canvas of the "Madonna and souls of Purgatory" by Raffaele Spano. There is a second church dedicated to Santa Maria del Soccorso, titled Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte. Santa Maria del Soccorso all’Arenella Santa Maria del Soccorso all’Arenella is a parish church, located in the Piazzetta Arenella in the Rione of Arenella of Naples, Italy. Tradition holds that this church was the parish church for Salvatore Rosa in Naples. While founded 1607, the

title: Santa Maria del Sasso

text: Santa Maria del Sasso Santa Maria del Sasso, also known as the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Sasso is a Renaissance church near Bibbiena in Tuscany, Italy. The first church on the site was constructed in 1347 following a reported appearance of the Virgin Mary on 23 June 1347. The current building was commissioned by Lorenzo de' Medici and constructed by Giuliano da Maiano starting in 1486. Following a visit by Savonarola in 1495 the work was expanded to include a convent and sanctuary. It was given the status of minor basilica in 1942. In the centre of the church

title: Santa Maria del Quartiere, Parma

text: "Trinity with angels and with the Ascended Virgin and saints in Paradise" (1626-1629) covers the cupola, and was work by Pier Antonio Bernabei and his pupils: his brother Alessandro and Giovanni Maria Conti della Camera. The decoration of the chapels occurred in nineteenth centuries, and has works by Tommaso Bandini, Giovanni Gaibazzi, Francesco Scaramuzza, and Francesco Pescatori. Santa Maria del Quartiere, Parma Santa Maria del Quartiere is a Baroque-style church in the quarter of the Oltretorrente of the city of Parma, Italy. The church was built from 1604-1619, on the site of a prior chapel dedicated to Mary, located in

title: Lanciano Cathedral

text: December, the day of the Lanciano prawn festival, a pre-Christmas tradition in which the children are shut in their family houses, kiss their fathers' hands as a sign of respect and receive gifts. Lanciano Cathedral Lanciano Cathedral () dedicated to the Virgin Mary as "Santa Maria del Ponte" ("Saint Mary of the Bridge") is the duomo of Lanciano in Chieti, Italy, and the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona. In February 1909 Pope Pius X raised it to the status of minor basilica. The unique characteristic of this church, reflected in its name, lies in the fact that it

title: Jacobello del Fiore

text: received commissions primarily on the Adriatic coast and in Venice. Jacobello del Fiore is likely to have been born around 1375, since by the time of his marriage in 1394, he was still under the tutelage of his father, Francesco del Fiore. While it is known that Jacobello del Fiore was married in 1394, the identity of his spouse is unknown, as is whether or not he had children. Jacobello's father, Francesco, was a painter himself: in 1376 he is documented in a contract as the chief officer of the confraternity, or organization dedicated to recognizing Christian works of charity,

title: Santa Maria del Rosario a Portamedina

text: or his followers. In 1929, the conservatory of the Dominican order was transferred to nuns of the "Compagnia di Maria" and in 1937 it was recognized legally as a school. During the twentieth century, the complex was enlarged and altered. The facade facing a narrow street, has an ornate stucco portico. The interior is a centralized with two chapels, a rectangular apse, and no dome. At present, the church is closed to the public. Santa Maria del Rosario a Portamedina Santa Maria del Rosario a Portamedina (also known as the church of Santa Giovanna d'Arco or Rosariello a Portamedina) is

title: Art by Women in Florence

text: Fontana, the first female painter to receive a public commission in Italy, and seventeenth-century court artist Giovanna Fratellini. 1) Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo) 2) Casa Buonarroti 3) Santa Croce 4) Uffizi Gallery 5) Print and Drawings Collection 6) Vasari Corridor 7) Palatine Gallery 8) Gallery of Modern Art 9) Silver Museum 10) Gabinetto S. L. G. P. Viesseux 11) Santa Maria del Carmine 12) Santa Maria Novella 13) Proc. Gen. Repubblica 14) Oblate Gallery 15) Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi 16) Accademia Gallery 17) Marucelliana Library 18) San Marco Museum 19) Innocenti Museum 20) S. Salvi Museum Art

title: Abbey of Santa Maria del Pero

text: return it to a suitable place for worship. Unfortunately, the extent of the damage was severe and the attempt to restore it is abandoned. In turn, work began on the construction of a new church, Santa Maria Assunta, in Fornaci, during the 1920s. Today only the main facade and the wall adjacent to the convent remain, as well as the Campanile. The Abbey of Santa Maria del Pero cloisters and Campanile (under private ownership) were renovated in 1997. The site is now a venue for weddings, concerts and other events. Abbey of Santa Maria del Pero The abbey was founded

title: Santa Maria del Quartiere, Parma

text: Santa Maria del Quartiere, Parma Santa Maria del Quartiere is a Baroque-style church in the quarter of the Oltretorrente of the city of Parma, Italy. The church was built from 1604-1619, on the site of a prior chapel dedicated to Mary, located in a site inside the walls, where troops were traditionally quartered, thus the name. The design has been attributed to the Ferrarese architect Giovan Battista Aleotti. Atypical for most post-Reformation rectangular church naves, the nave of this church is a centralized hexagonal plan. The presbytery includes frescoes (1626) by Giulio Orlandini. The large and crowded fresco of the

title: Santa Maria del Rosario a Portamedina

text: Santa Maria del Rosario a Portamedina Santa Maria del Rosario a Portamedina (also known as the church of Santa Giovanna d'Arco or Rosariello a Portamedina) is a church located on Via Rosario in Portamedina in the Quartieri Spagnoli of the historic center of Naples, Italy. The church was founded in 1568 by the "Congregation of the Holy Spirit", and church and cloister were completed in the 17th century. From 1724 to 1742, the complex underwent reconstruction, which gives the site its present shape, external rococo decoration, and internal stucco details. This was likely carried out by either Domenico Antonio Vaccaro

title: Antonio Federighi

text: He may have contributed to the design of Santa Maria delle Nevi. Antonio Federighi Antonio Federighi (circa 1420 – 1490) was an Italian architect and sculptor of the Renaissance period. He was born and active mainly in Siena, Italy. He began as a sculptor for the Duomo of Siena, and worked there alongside Jacopo della Quercia. In 1448, he rose to Capomaestro dell'Opera del Duomo, working with Pietro di Tommaso del Minella. Among his work at the Cathedral of Siena is the marble intarsio design of the Erythraean Sibyl (1482). He was also Capomaestro for the Cathedral of Orvieto. He

title: Oratoria Di Santa Maria

text: figures are stylized, richly decorated with dramatic folds in their garments and slightly elongated which is reminiscent of Byzantine models. Oratoria Di Santa Maria The Oratoria di Santa Maria, or Oratory of Santa Maria, previously called the Tempietto Longobardo, is located in Valle on the north-eastern frontier at Cividale del Friuli in the province of Udine. It was erected in the 8th century under the rule of a Germanic people called the Lombards who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. This is the most important and best preserved example of Lombards architecture, which resembles styles found

title: Museo del fiore

text: Museo del fiore The Museo del Fiore is a small naturalistic, multimedial and interactive museum, located in Italy, in the woods of the Monte Rufeno natural reserve which is 10 km from Acquapendente (Viterbo) and 2 km from the characteristic medieval city of Torre Alfina. It is inside an old rural building, "Casale Giardino". With more than 1,000 species of known plants in its territories and rare animals, the Monte Rufeno natural reserve, at the border with Umbria and Tuscany, is an area with a large variety of plants and wildlife. The museum was created thanks to the many blooms

title: Santa Maria del Carmine, Naples

text: Santa Maria del Carmine, Naples Santa Maria del Carmine (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) is a church in Naples, Italy. It is at one end of Piazza Mercato (Market Square), the centre of civic life in Naples for many centuries until it was cut off from the rest of the city by urban renewal in 1900. The church was founded in the 13th century by Carmelite friars driven from the Holy Land in the Crusades, presumably arriving in the Bay of Naples aboard Amalfitan ships. Some sources, however, place the original refugees from Mount Carmel as early as the eighth

title: Santa Maria del Carmine, Naples

text: cupola decorated with maiolica. Santa Maria del Carmine, Naples Santa Maria del Carmine (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) is a church in Naples, Italy. It is at one end of Piazza Mercato (Market Square), the centre of civic life in Naples for many centuries until it was cut off from the rest of the city by urban renewal in 1900. The church was founded in the 13th century by Carmelite friars driven from the Holy Land in the Crusades, presumably arriving in the Bay of Naples aboard Amalfitan ships. Some sources, however, place the original refugees from Mount Carmel as

title: Old Cathedral, Brescia

text: Old Cathedral, Brescia The Duomo Vecchio or Old Cathedral (also called "La Rotonda" because of its round layout) is a Roman Catholic church in Brescia, Italy; the rustic circular Romanesque co-cathedral stands next to the Duomo Nuovo (New Cathedral) of Brescia. It is officially known as the "Winter Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta", while the adjacent main cathedral is known as the "Summer Cathedral". It is one of the most important examples of Romanesque round church in Italy. While some claims for an earlier construction exist, the earliest documents state the cathedral was built in the 11th century on the

title: Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona

text: Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona Santa Maria del Mar (, "Saint Mary of the Sea") is an imposing church in the Ribera district of Barcelona, Spain, built between 1329 and 1383 at the height of Aragon kingdom's maritime and mercantile preeminence. It is an outstanding example of Catalan Gothic, with a purity and unity of style that is very unusual in large medieval buildings. The first mention of a church of Santa Maria by the sea dates from 998. The construction of the present building was promoted by the canon Bernat Llull, who was appointed Archdean of Santa Maria in

title: Santa Maria del Popolo

text: important papal ceremonies. The pope launched his first campaign here on 26 August 1506 and when he returned to Rome after the successful Northern Italian war, he spent the night of 27 March 1507 in the convent of Santa Maria del Popolo. On the next day Julius celebrated High Mass on Palm Sunday in the church that was decorated with fronds of palm and olive branches. The ceremony was followed by a triumphal entry into the city. On 5 October 1511 the Holy League against France was solemnly proclaimed in the basilica. On 25 November 1512 the alliance of the

title: Santa Maria del Regno

text: Santa Maria del Regno Santa Maria del Regno is a Romanesque church in Ardara, province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. The church, together with the annexed castle of which ruins remain today, was built in the 11th century by Giorgia, daughter of the Giudice of Torres, as a Palace Chapel. The church is mentioned in the "Libellus Judicum Turritanorum" of the 13th century. The church was built in dark basalt stone by Pisan workers (the island in the Middle Ages was under strong influence from the maritime Republic of Pisa). The façade is divided into five sectors and has a salient-shaped

title: Santa Maria della Consolazione, Pozzuoli

text: to the Carmelite devotion of Our Lady of Consolation. The church also contains an image of the Virgin Mary now known as the 'Madonna del parto' or 'Madonna of childbirth', after Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Maria Theresia came to pray before it for aid during Maria Theresia's pregnancy. It was turned into a parish church on 11 April 1943 and from 1964 to 2014 acted as the pro-cathedral for the Diocese of Pozzuoli whilst Pozzuoli Cathedral was restored. Santa Maria della Consolazione, Pozzuoli Santa Maria della Consolazione is a church dedicated to Our Lady of

title: Old Cathedral, Brescia

text: Gerolamo Romanino and a "Translation of the Bodies of Saints" by Francesco Maffei. Old Cathedral, Brescia The Duomo Vecchio or Old Cathedral (also called "La Rotonda" because of its round layout) is a Roman Catholic church in Brescia, Italy; the rustic circular Romanesque co-cathedral stands next to the Duomo Nuovo (New Cathedral) of Brescia. It is officially known as the "Winter Co-Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta", while the adjacent main cathedral is known as the "Summer Cathedral". It is one of the most important examples of Romanesque round church in Italy. While some claims for an earlier construction exist, the

title: Costa Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo)

text: and a particularly sumptuous mitre which all serve to emphasize his dignity. All the details are modelled with great precision and virtuosity. The austere dark colour of the bronze is further enhanced by the contrasting white marble support. This bier is decorated with gilded reliefs of festoons, winged angels and trophies and it is covered by a folded drapery. The head rests on an embroidered cushion sculpted of glossy white marble. Costa Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo) The Costa or St Catherine Chapel () is located in the south aisle of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome.

title: Santa Maria del Sole, Lodi

text: Attached to the church was the Confraternity of the "Disciplini della Carita", a charity dedicated help those incarcerated and condemned to die. In 1644 they were granted by Philip IV of Spain, the right to free one man condemned to die. The interior of the church has statues depicting "Hope and Faith" by the sculptor Somaini. The choir has an altarpiece depicting "Coronation of the Virgin" and the "Mysteries of the Rosary" by Giovanni Battista Trotti. Santa Maria del Sole, Lodi Santa Maria del Sole is a late Baroque-style Roman Catholic church located on via Santa Maria del Solea in

title: Santa Maria del Popolo

text: Podocataro, and they both belong to the group of monuments from the age of Pope Alexander VI which made the basilica the shrine of the Borgia dynasty at the beginning of the 16th century. The monument was financed by Cardinal Ascanio Sforza after the death of his protégée on 7 August 1497, not long after Lonati had led an unsuccessful expedition against the Orsini family by order of the Pope. The architectural composition of the monument follows the models set by Andrea Bregno. Santa Maria del Popolo The Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo () is a titular church

title: Santa Maria del Suffragio

text: 1607, part of an unfinished site that originally had been destined to be the Bramante-designed Palace of the Courts. In 1662, the architect Carlo Rainaldi designed the church, which was completed by 1669, with interior decorations continuing till 1685. The interior has frescoes by Cesare Mariani ("Coronation of the Virgin"). The third chapel on the right has a "Birth of Mary" and an "Adoration of the Magi" by Giuseppe Chiari. The third chapel on the left once had the "Passion of Christ" frescoed on the walls by Lanfranco Santa Maria del Suffragio Santa Maria del Suffragio is a 17th-century church

title: Santa Maria del Sole, Lodi

text: Santa Maria del Sole, Lodi Santa Maria del Sole is a late Baroque-style Roman Catholic church located on via Santa Maria del Solea in central Lodi, region of Lombardy, Italy. A chapel was erected in the mid-16th century to shelter an image of the Madonna painted on a wall. A church was erected in 1564, and two decades later the image of the madonna was transferred to this church. The icon had an image of the sun next to the Madonna. In 1710-1715, the church was rebuilt under the guidance of the architect Rocco Pellegrino. Tommaso Bonio architect of Facade

text: oval frame. The left side of the arched broken pediment is missing. There are several tombstones set into the floor of the basilica. Many of them are older than the present-day 17th century pavement, and due to the wear and tear of the centuries their surface lost its original features and their inscriptions became indecipherable. Only the most conspicuous are mentioned here. Monuments in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo Monuments in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo are tombs and funerary monuments ranging from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Since its rebuilding in the 1470s by

title: Mellini Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo)

text: Mellini Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo) The Mellini or Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Chapel () is the third chapel on the left-hand side of the nave in the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. The chapel contains several funeral monuments of the members of the Mellini family among them the works of Alessandro Algardi and Pierre-Étienne Monnot. The first patron of the chapel was a celebrated jurist, Pietro Mellini who belonged to a noble and ancient Roman family. The chapel, which was dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, is one of the original 15th-century hexagonal side chapels of

title: Cybo Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo)

text: yellow background. The keystone is decorated with the coat-of-arms of Pope Innocent VIII which is not very common in Rome. Cybo Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo) The Cybo or Saint Lawrence Chapel () is the second side chapel in the right-hand aisle of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. For the beauty of its paintings, the preciousness of marble revetments covering its walls and the importance of the artists involved in its construction the chapel is regarded one of the most significant sacral monuments erected in Rome in the last quarter of the 17th century. The previous

title: Lanciano Cathedral

text: Lanciano Cathedral Lanciano Cathedral () dedicated to the Virgin Mary as "Santa Maria del Ponte" ("Saint Mary of the Bridge") is the duomo of Lanciano in Chieti, Italy, and the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona. In February 1909 Pope Pius X raised it to the status of minor basilica. The unique characteristic of this church, reflected in its name, lies in the fact that it is built on top of three arches of a Roman bridge, built by Diocletian. The citizens of Lanciano decided to erect a church in honour of the Madonna in 1389. It was initially

title: Oratoria Di Santa Maria

text: Oratoria Di Santa Maria The Oratoria di Santa Maria, or Oratory of Santa Maria, previously called the Tempietto Longobardo, is located in Valle on the north-eastern frontier at Cividale del Friuli in the province of Udine. It was erected in the 8th century under the rule of a Germanic people called the Lombards who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. This is the most important and best preserved example of Lombards architecture, which resembles styles found in Ottonian, Roman, Lombardy and Carolingian art. Included within the temple and chapel are decorated frescoes and high relief sculptures

title: Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte

text: Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte is a Neoclassic-style Roman Catholic church in the Capodimonte Neighborhood of Naples, Italy. The interior is centralized and has a cupola frescos with a starry sky. On the lateral apse are frescos depicting the "Death of St Joseph" and the "Agony of Christ in the Garden of Gesthemane". In the apse ceiling is a fresco of the Trinity by Vincenzo Galloppi. The main altarpiece depicting the "Virgin of Succor" (1879) was painted by Giuseppe Mancinelli. There is a second church dedicated to Santa Maria del Soccorso, called Maria

title: Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte

text: del Soccorso all’Arenalle. Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte is a Neoclassic-style Roman Catholic church in the Capodimonte Neighborhood of Naples, Italy. The interior is centralized and has a cupola frescos with a starry sky. On the lateral apse are frescos depicting the "Death of St Joseph" and the "Agony of Christ in the Garden of Gesthemane". In the apse ceiling is a fresco of the Trinity by Vincenzo Galloppi. The main altarpiece depicting the "Virgin of Succor" (1879) was painted by Giuseppe Mancinelli. There is a second church dedicated to Santa Maria del

title: Geography of Santa Maria, Bulacan

text: of Santa Maria is regarded to be very suitable to hold structures necessary for urban development. The primary hazard or danger that can be brought by an earthquake is the effect of ground shaking. Buildings or properties can be damaged by the shaking itself or by the ground beneath them settling to a different level than it was before the earthquake. Santa Maria is fortunate to be free from fault lines. The nearest fault line is found at San Jose del Monte City which is just 17 kilometers away from its city proper. However, ground shaking can still be experienced

title: Santa Maria del Regno

text: several prohets and saints, as well as episodes in the life of the Virgin Mary. In the middle, within a niche, is the wooden statue of "Nostra Signora del Regno", a "Madonna with Child" wearing royal symbols. The polyptych is dated 1515. The church's columns have 17th-century paintings with Apostles and other Saints, while also present is a lesser retablo from the same school, a carved wooden pulpit and an epigraph celebrating the consecration of the church on May 7, 1107. Santa Maria del Regno Santa Maria del Regno is a Romanesque church in Ardara, province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy.

title: Santa Maria del Suffragio

text: Santa Maria del Suffragio Santa Maria del Suffragio is a 17th-century church in the center Rome, Italy. It lies on the via Giulia, in the rione Ponte. In 1592, the "Confraternita del Suffragio" ("Fraternity of those who succor the suffering") was a purgatorial society established adjacent to the church of Saint Biagio della Pagnotta; their goal was to pray for the spirits of the dead and dying. Two years later, the group received a charter of approval from Pope Clement VIII. In 1620, it was elevated to "Arciconfraternita" by Pope Paul V. Having outgrown their premises, the group acquired in

text: "Madonna of the Rosary surrounded by the mysteries of the Rosary" and a "God the father with the Prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah". During a pastoral visit in 1712, the church was noted to be overburdened with seven lateral altars. The church underwent restoration in 1978 and after the 1997 earthquake. Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore e Santa Maria, Visso The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore e Santa Maria (Church of the Holiest Redeemer and St Mary) is a Romanesque-style, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located in the town of Visso, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. Typically, the Italian title is "S.S.

text: are outsiders. The technique, very loose, rapid brushwork and lightly loaded material, is typical of small format paintings, but it is much more difficult to implement in a painting of this size. Casas applies, once again, with great daring, the resources of modern painting in a genre that seemed forbidden. The Corpus Christi Procession Leaving the Church of Santa Maria del Mar The Corpus Christi Procession Leaving the Church of Santa Maria del Mar is an oil painting by Ramon Casas painted in 1907 in Barcelona and currently in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. In 1896, an

title: Theodoli Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo)

text: the shallow niche of the altar is decorated in a similar way. Theodoli Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo) The Theodoli Chapel or Chapel of Saint Catherine «del Calice» () in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome is an important monument of Roman Mannerism. Although less known than some of the other side chapels of the same church it is a major work in the oeuvre of Giulio Mazzoni. The chapel opens at the end of the left arm of the transept next to the famous Cerasi Chapel. The construction of the chapel coincides with the renovation of

title: Santa Maria del Campo, Mortara

text: works are attributed to Giovanni Battista Crespi (il Cerano) or a follower, including a damaged "Pietà", the main altar's "Glory of Angels-Musicians", and two Chapel statues, representing Saints Dominic and John the Baptist, attributed to Cerano. Santa Maria del Campo, Mortara Santa Maria del Campo is a Gothic architecture, Roman Catholic church located about 2 kilometers west of Mortara, Province of Pavia, region of Lombardy, Italy. This Church stands at the end of a little square of the cluster of buildings on the road to Novara. A church at the site has been documented since 1145: traces of it remain.

title: Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona

text: deep, the width of the side aisles is double this, while the central aisle is four times as wide, that is, 40 feet. The total width of the church is thus 100 medieval feet, which is also equal to the maximum height of the building. Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona Santa Maria del Mar (, "Saint Mary of the Sea") is an imposing church in the Ribera district of Barcelona, Spain, built between 1329 and 1383 at the height of Aragon kingdom's maritime and mercantile preeminence. It is an outstanding example of Catalan Gothic, with a purity and unity of

title: Santa Maria del Carmine, Faenza

text: Santa Maria del Carmine, Faenza The Church of the Carmine or Santa Maria del Carmine is a Roman Catholic religious building located attached to an adjacent convent in Faenza, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The church at the site was erected in 1486 under the patronate of Galeotto Manfredi, and first affiliated with the Gesuati order. The church later was attached to the Discalced Carmelites in the 17th century, and underwent further restructuring. The church had sculptures representing the "Virgin of the Carmine", "Saint Francesca Romana" and a "Crucifix" by Giovanni Ballanti Graziani. The Sacristy held in the 19th century a