San Gaudenzo, Rimini

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Church of San Gaudenzo, Rimini, with pre 1943 façade

San Gaudenzo is a 20th-century Roman Catholic parish church in the Rimini region of Emilia-Romagna Italy.

The original parish church was erected in 1856 using designs by , but it was destroyed during World War II. The reconstruction, while modeled on the prior church, is a modern reinterpretation, completed in 1950, by the architect . Many of the prior artworks were destroyed, including a canvas by Francesco Brici depicting San Gaudenzo. The church now houses a canvas by Angelo Sarzetti, originally in a Convent of Rimini. The portal has a sculptural group depicting San Gaudenzo blessing by (1913-1992).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ San Gaudenzo Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, official website of church.

Coordinates: 44°03′24″N 12°33′51″E / 44.0568°N 12.5642°E / 44.0568; 12.5642


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