San Giovanni Battista di Calamosco
San Giovanni Battista di Calamosco is a Roman Catholic parish church located on via Chiesa Calamosco #2 in the San Donato Quarter of Bologna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.
History[]
The parish is mentioned since 1088, while a church is documented since 1269. The present church was erected in 1729–30 by designs of . It was refurbished in 1925 by Edoardo Collamarini.
The baroque interior has seven side altars. The main altarpiece is a Birth of St John the Baptist attributed to Marcantonio Franceschini. The second altar to the right has a canvas depicting St Antony of Padua; the third a Madonna della Scodella, a copy of a Correggio painting. The first altar on the left has a stucco crucifix. The second altar to the left has a St Vincent Ferrer by Ubaldo Gandolfi. The baptistry has a modern sculpture by .[1][2][3]
References[]
- ^ Comune of Bologna, itinerary in the quartiere San Donato.
- ^ Le chiese parrocchiali della diocesi di Bologna, ritratte e descritte, Volume 1, Enrico Corty e Compagno, Tipografia Sant'Tomasso d'Aquino, 1844, page 73.
- ^ Bologna sacra: tutte le chiese in due millenni di storia, by Marcello Fini, page 85.
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