Santi Cosma e Damiano, Brescia

Facade of the church of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Brescia

Santi Cosma e Damiano is a church in central Brescia, a region of Lombardy, Italy. Originally a Roman Catholic church affiliated with an Augustinian convent, it is now Greek Orthodox church.

History[]

Of the 12th-century Romanesque construction, only the bell-tower remains; the present facade and interiors mainly date to a reconstruction in the 18th century. The main altar (18th century) in polychrome marble has statues by and altarpiece by Giambettino Cignaroli and a 16th-century Ark of San Tiziano.^[1] Adjacent to the church is a 15th-century cloister. In 1923, at the instigation of a local poet , the names of the Italians who died in the war were inscribed in the columns.^[2]

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Coordinates: 45°32′22″N 10°12′44″E / 45.5394°N 10.2121°E / 45.5394; 10.2121