San Vincenzo, Modena

Church of St Vincent Chiesa di San Vicenzo  (Italian)
Photo by Paolo Monti, 1973
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic
Location
Location	Modena, Italy
Geographic coordinates	44°38′44.48″N 10°55′45.7″E / 44.6456889°N 10.929361°E / 44.6456889; 10.929361Coordinates: 44°38′44.48″N 10°55′45.7″E / 44.6456889°N 10.929361°E / 44.6456889; 10.929361
Architecture
Architect(s)	Bartolomeo Avanzini
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	after 1634
Completed	1761

The church of San Vincenzo is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Corso Canalgrande, number 75 in Modena, Italy.

History[]

Built on the site of a prior 13th century church, the Theatine order tore down the structure to build a new church.

The layout of the church resembles that of other Theatine churches such as Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome. With a long nave and a number of side chapels. The architect, sometime after 1634, was Bartolomeo Avanzini. The interior stucco was mainly the work of Avanzini, who was also active in similar decoration at the Palazzo Ducale of Sassuolo.

On May 13, 1944, a bomb destroyed the presbytery and choir, destroying the apse and cupola frescoes (1671) by Sigismondo Caula. The apse, now bare, had a Glory of St Vincent. The main altar, restored after the bombing, was carved by . A funeral chapel for the Dukes of Este and their family was built in 1836 by Duke Francesco IV using designs by .^[1] The first chapel on the left has an altarpiece of St Gregory reading by Guercino.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Image of the Church of San Vincenzo (Italian Wikipedia)