Sant'Agostino, Cremona
Sant'Agostino, Cremona
Sant'Agostino is a gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in Cremona, region of Lombardy, Italy.
History[]
Perugino altarpiece
The church we see incorporated a prior church of San Giacomo in Braida, and was erected between 1339 and 1345.[1] Further refurbishments of the interior occurred in 1553 and again in 1664. Once attached to an eremitic monastery of Augustinian monks, the church acquired extensive decoration, including:[2][3]
- Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sforza, Cappella Cavalcabò or third chapel on right, by Bonifacio Bembo (detached fresco originally from the ducal chapel)
- Enthroned Madonna and Child between Saints John Evangelist and Augustine (1490), altarpiece by Pietro Perugino
- Cappella della Passione di Cristo, 2nd chapel on right, statuary group depicting the Passion of Christ (1666) by
- Main altarpiece depicting The Redeemer gives his blood to the Doctors of the Church (1594) by Andrea Mainardi.
References[]
- ^ A distinct San Giorgio in Braida is found in Verona.
- ^ Tourism Office of the Comune of Cremona.
- ^ Cassiciaco, Augustinian Social and Cultural website.
Coordinates: 45°8′6.6″N 10°1′9.5″E / 45.135167°N 10.019306°E
Categories:
- Roman Catholic churches in Cremona
- 14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
- Gothic architecture in Lombardy
- Churches completed in 1345