Sant'Antonio, Faenza
The Church of Sant'Antonio is a late Baroque church in Faenza, Italy.
History[]
The present structure was built in 1702 using designs by . It was built atop an earlier 1400s church, near San Giacomo della Penna, using many of the original external walls. The onion-topped bell tower was also designed by Scaletta, and completed in 1728. Among the artworks inside are a canvas of the Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria (1580) by Marco Marchetti. This replaces the original baroque engraved wooden and golden altarpiece that burned in a fire on August 25, 1989. In addition, there are paintings by Francesco Bosi from Brisighella (known as “Il Gobbino dei Sinibaldi”), Giovanni Battista Bertucci, and four “Stories of San Antonio of Padua” attributed to .[1][whose translation?]
References[]
- ^ "Tourism office of Faenza (In Italian)". www.terredifaenza.it. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
Coordinates: 44°17′5.39″N 11°52′45.12″E / 44.2848306°N 11.8792000°E
- Roman Catholic churches in Faenza
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1702
- 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
- Buildings and structures in the Province of Ravenna
- Baroque architecture in Faenza
- 15th-century establishments in Italy
- 1702 establishments in Italy
- Italian church stubs