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1616:. Of the early series of frescoes, now partially damaged by time, a few can be seen on the lower right wall; among them a St. Dionysius, interpreted in his traditional iconography while supporting his own head with his hand, and an Archangel Raphael are recognizable. Until about the middle of the 20th century, a depiction of Tobias next to the Archangel was also still visible. Still of the oldest frescoes, on the left wall, a valuable Madonna and Child between two Saints and a devotee can be seen (she is in an unusual position for Veronese culture, that is, standing and surrounded by two saints or knights, perhaps Pietro and Lucchino Dal Verme) placed next to the entrance of the chapel, which is followed by some commemorative fragments of three saints: a St. Roch, a St. Sebastian, and probably a St. Lawrence, of a much lower quality than the Madonna. 836: 1628: 350:'s seizure of power in Verona, which promoted a policy favorable to the church, encouraging the entry of various religious orders into the city. Thus, on September 16, 1262, it was possible, after a complex ceremony attended by clerics, the people and notaries, to formalize the full takeover of the monks, led by prior Friar Norandino, in place of the cleric Zeno. The first community that settled there, consisting of sixteen friars, found a complex situation: the church was in a poor state and the convent building was unsuitable for their living and office needs. However, from early on the Augustinians were able to benefit from aid from the ecclesiastical authorities, which resulted in donations, privileges and the power to confer indulgences. In addition, the church became a stationary church for 1620: 1596: 1577: 1666: 1047: 1523: 1364: 1141: 1400: 1376: 1424: 1412: 1388: 1436: 1753: 1177: 1153: 1201: 1189: 1165: 1213: 1265: 1229: 1013: 872: 744: 1452: 422: 29: 1789: 363: 970: 1636:
next, he eviscerates a fish (heart, brain and gall) at the Archangel's suggestion with the purpose of obtaining medicines from it; in the last, he returns to his father with his young wife and cures his adored parent from blindness with medicines obtained from the fish. Caroto's intervention extends into the vault of the chapel where sumptuous ornamentation remains, and in the center of the four segments are placed four roundels with busts of the evangelists. Giovan Francesco was also the author of the chapel's
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and freshness of the colors” with which it was painted. Below it are two polychrome relief coats of arms belonging to the noble Veronese Dal Verme family dating back to the 14th century. On the opposite wall, the left, are two tomb monuments, of which that of the Guarienti family stands out for its decorative richness. Above them is a canvas by painter Dionisio Battaglia, who signed “DIONISIUS BATTALEA FECIT 1574,” in which he depicted a Madonna and Saints Julian and Juliana.
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1780 there were only 22 until, fifteen years later, there were only 12. The arrival of Napoleon's troops was the final blow that disgraced the convent: in fact, the French imposed the closure of religious activities in order to turn the church into a military hospital, but not before emptying it of all its furnishings. Shortly afterwards a fire destroyed many of the artworks kept there, including canvases by
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the various uses were made: the use as infantry barracks and as a warehouse for hospital supplies are documented; after 1849 the establishment of the offices of the I.R. Civil and Military Government; and finally the use as a cookie warehouse for the army. From 1878, with the city's transition to Italian administration, the convent buildings were used instead as an educational institution.
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lance and holding a shield adorned with the three stars of the Lanfranchini army. On the top of the portal is drawn an inflected cornice on which, at the upper end, is placed a statue of the titular saint of the church, depicted with a book in her hand and lions at her feet, as per traditional iconography. On either side of the portal are two blind mullioned windows with a
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venerated in St. Euphemia; since no cases occurred in the parish, the faithful decided to thank the Virgin by donating the renewal of the bell concert to the church. The work was commissioned to the Verona firm of the Cavadini family, which cast a set of five bells in the major scale of F3, consecrated on November 12, 1886, by Cardinal and Bishop of Verona
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until the middle of the 14th century the church was further enlarged and elevated to make one large hall, and at the same time as this work the first cloister was modified. In 1617, the square major cloister was finally built to a design by Domenico Curtoni, while the minor cloister was renovated in 1636 to a design attributed to Lelio Pellesina.
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barrel-vaulted ceiling of the chancel. The pictorial decorations of the vaults were made in the 1930s by Gaetano Miolato, and consist of: polychrome frames, liturgical symbols and three paintings depicting the Nativity, the Annunciation and the Presentation of Mary in the Temple on the vault covering of the nave; a
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Most of the left wall of the chapel is, however, decorated by the later fresco cycles painted by Giovan Francesco Caroto around 1508 in which he depicted on two overlapping sections Stories of Tobias and Stories of the Archangel Raphael. In the top register, Tobias bids farewell to his father; in the
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The next altar, the fourth, belonged to the Campagna family as recalled by their coats of arms engraved next to the mensa; it was made in the 18th century. Diomiro Cignaroli is the author of the two statues representing St. John the Baptist and St. Jerome, while in the center in a niche is placed the
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The second altar was built by Gian Giacomo Lonardi between 1695 and 1696, also replacing an earlier one that was deemed too modest for the church. The patron's family is remembered through two noble coats of arms placed at the foot of the columns of the altar itself. It features alternating black and
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depicting the Crucifix with the Madonna, St. Mary Magdalene and St. John, present in St. Euphemia since at least 1854, the date of its first mention. Immediately afterwards there is the first side altar on the left, made in 1740 on commission by Alessandro da Sacco, tampering with an earlier one made
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Continuing on, one encounters the altar dedicated to Our Lady of Health, made in 1596 on a commission from the Trevisoli family as attested by the engravings on the sides of the mensa. The statue was one of the most venerated in the city and was moved to St. Euphemia only on February 20, 1807, coming
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There are also two funerary monuments on the facade: the first placed under the left mullioned window was made in 1550 for the Lavagnoli family, and initially placed inside, it was moved outside in the eighteenth century. The second, on the other hand, dates back to 1279 and is placed under the right
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The first Christian church was built on this site before the mid-10th century, as it appears in the so-called “Raterian iconography,” the oldest depiction of Verona and dating from that period. Although no archaeological excavations have been conducted, it is believed that the church may date back to
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On the right wall is an additional fresco, also detached, depicting the archangel St. Michael chronologically datable between the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the following century. Discovered in 1958, it, too, is in a precarious state of preservation but still reveals the “vividness
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As on the facade, there are also two valuable funerary monuments on the right side, originally placed inside and placed here in the 18th century. The one closest to the facade is also the smallest and consists of a marble sarcophagus on which is placed a statue of fine workmanship, albeit mutilated.
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was created so large that it covered the entire nave, and hid the ancient wooden trusses. On the right side the fourteenth-century windows were bricked in and replaced with simple rectangular openings. A large central single-lancet window was opened on the facade to allow greater illumination of the
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also struck Verona, killing three-fifths of the population, and in the district of Santa Eufemia alone 438 people died out of the 656 who lived there before the outbreak of the epidemic. Having overcome the scourge of the plague, at the end of the 18th century the church was provided with a new high
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The monastery enjoyed great fame among the people of Verona, and illustrious figures from both the religious and scientific worlds were hosted within its walls. In 807 the hermit saints Benignus and Carus stayed there, while in the 13th century its monks included Blessed Evangelista, Pellegrino and
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On the left wall of the cross vault opens a door through which one enters, after walking down a short corridor, the church sacristy. This is housed in a room whose construction dates back to the first decades of the 16th century; part of the flooring, the one in the center of the room, is still the
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must have been almost entirely covered with frescoes from the late 14th and early 15th centuries; only fragments of these paintings survive today, rediscovered since the second half of the 19th century. For example, on the right wall can be seen some remnants, largely hidden by a large 18th-century
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is in the Spolverini Dal Verme chapel. Although critics do not agree precisely on its dating, most date it to the first half of the 15th century, recognizing in it an important example of late Gothic. The painting has been described as clear evidence of the arrival in Verona of a “new current, with
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The first half of the eighteenth century is not only remembered in the history of the church for these transformations but also for being the period of the beginning of the decline of the monastery. The number of resident friars declined steadily, so that while in 1756 there could be counted 34, in
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The 18th century was also marked by intense works that changed the physiognomy of the church. The professed layman Friar Pellegrino Mosconi was commissioned in 1739 to take charge of these renovations, which involved the interior and exterior of the building. The most important intervention carried
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was also built, replacing the one built in the 14th century. In 1617 it was already under construction according to a plan that intended it to be of imposing dimensions, so much so that the friars wrote that “a cloister of such size and beautiful architecture that will have few equals in Italy” was
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used the church and monastery as a military hospital, and ten years later the convent was finally suppressed and became state property. Between 1814 and 1866, during Austrian rule, the military use of the monastery was thus maintained, for which various accommodations and adaptations necessary for
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the painter intended to depict the Three Archangels (Michael, Raphael, Gabriel). The attribution of this work is certain and the author signed it with “F. CAROTUS P.,” whereas the attribution of two doors of the triptych, still preserved in the chapel, is more uncertain, which some critics instead
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opens on the outer wall, allowing access to a short corridor leading to the sacristy. Embedded on the walls of the corridor are fragments of sepulchral seals and a marble plaque attesting to the bequest in favor of girls for marriage offered by parish priest Massimiliano Lanceni in 1782. Above the
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is the author of the altarpiece in which he depicted, between 1540 and 1550, Our Lady and Saints Sebastian, Monica, Augustine and Roch. As was the custom at the time, Brusasorzi inserted the portrait of the patrons in the center of the lower part of the canvas. The altar was commissioned by the Da
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During that period there were few changes to the structure of the church except for the construction of a large arch between the chancel and the nave, with the function of mitigating the perception of excessive length. Restoration and consolidation of the building's masonry was put in place in the
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In the following years, while Verona was under Austrian domination, some changes were made to the interior of the church, such as the removal of two small altars that were on either side of the main entrance, the displacement of the altars of St. Augustine and the Pieta, and the replacement of the
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The convent complex was severely damaged by aerial bombardment during World War II and by the destruction of the nearby Victory Bridge, which was mined in 1945. Of the older (rectangular) cloister, perhaps only the wing adjacent to the church remains, while the rest was rebuilt as the site of the
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led Santa Eufemia, in 1806, to be elevated to a matrix church absorbing, as a result, other neighboring parishes; this increased the number of faithful from 570 to nearly 2,500. A subsequent decree imposed the suppression of all religious orders, and even the Augustinians had to leave the already
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overlooked by the monks' dwellings. Its construction was begun in 1267: the first, rectangular cloister was completed in 1268, while other work continued until 1289. In the meantime the church was rebuilt: work started in 1275 and continued at least until 1331, when it was consecrated; from 1315
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with a terracotta ferrule and protected by a double sloping white stone, and above this is a second, smaller oculus. On either side of the portal, above corbels decorated with carved foliage, are two statues probably depicting warrior saints who originally must have been equipped with a sword or
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The chapel contains pictorial works dating from two distinct periods, 14th and 16th centuries. They are divided into several levels: in the first at the bottom one can recognize the phases of the late 14th-century period, by unknown authors who worked at the same time as the construction of the
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As for the original bronze ensemble, there is no documentation, and all that is known is that it consisted of four bells. These were replaced in 1886: in that year, in fact, the city of Verona was struck by a cholera epidemic, so the parishioners made a vow to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Health,
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Towards the end of the 14th century, the construction of the various minor chapels continued. On September 24, 1390, a contract between Taddeo Spolverini Dal Verme and the monastery allowed the former to build the family chapel, later consecrated in 1396; Nicolò da Ferrara, who was later the
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The chapel of St. Rita, whose construction began in 1379, is located at the end of the left aisle and next to the presbytery occupying the minor west apse of the church. It is also known as the Chapel of St. Augustine because its interior contains the famous fresco Glory of St. Augustine by
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with a semi-elliptical cross-section, made of wattle anchored to the trusses above by means of wooden ribs, punctuated by transverse ribs and lateral webs at the windows, just as the lowered hemispherical canopy covering the transept cross is in wattle. In masonry, on the other hand, is the
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in which he had depicted a Nativity, a Deposition and a Resurrection, now replaced by wooden copies since the originals were looted at the end of the 18th century by the French army during the Napoleonic occupation, when the abbey was turned into a military hospital. There is also a wooden
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Nicolò. The building activity, however, did not end, and in the following years the monastery's rooms continued to be expanded in order to accommodate the increasing number of monks who arrived there attracted by the great prestige the community boasted. A permit granted by
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of 1797 the church was attacked by a group of rioters who looted and plundered it, despite attempts by the prior of the convent to dissuade them; the action ended in bloodshed with deaths and injuries. In 1798, following some renovations, it could be reopened for worship.
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between the 18th and 19th centuries with scenes from the life of the titular saint. Commissioners of the altar were members of the Lanfranchini family as evidenced by an inscription engraved at the foot of the right column and the presence of their coat of arms on the
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adorned with three statuettes, the work of Diomirio Cignaroli, depicting St. Joseph and two cherubs; originally there was also a small door painted by Felice Cignaroli that was stolen in August 1991. The altar canvas, Virgin and St. Thomas of Villanova was painted by
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The fifth altar was made in 1736 on a commission from the Pistori guild. It is characterized by the use of a multiplicity of marbles. In the center is an eighteenth-century style canvas depicting St. Paul between Saints Anthony Abbot and Ursula, whose author,
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that almost completely covers the remains of what must have been a vast fresco, either coeval with the construction of the church or slightly later, in which was depicted a Madonna Enthroned among Saints and of which only parts of Augustinian saints remain.
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high altar (brought, as already mentioned, to Pinzolo). In 1845 the interior lighting was renewed with new lamps and candelabra. During the three Italian wars of independence (1848, 1859, 1866) it was closed to worship and used again as a military hospital.
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hermit monks to Verona in 1262 so that they could be closer to the community and granted them permission to build a monastery, located at the time in the Capitani quarter of the Scaliger city. Through bequests and donations, particularly that of
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on the altar, a 17th-century work, on which figures of cherubs supporting festoons of fruit and leaves are carved, while in the center is a long inscription recalling the work of the priors who were responsible for furnishing the sacristy.
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inside the church, an uncommon privilege made possible thanks to the donation of Count Galeazzo Banda. In addition, it was arranged that not only residents of the old parish jurisdiction would be baptized but anyone who requested it.
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dating from the 15th century, decorated with a beautifully crafted relief. Above the door that connects the sacristy to the church is a plaque on which, inside an oval, the face of the man of letters Luigi Gaiter is depicted.
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and Cia degli Ubaldini are from the early 15th century. The flooring of the chapel is composed of tombstones of local noble families, placed in this historic corner following a modernization in the 20th century of the church.
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At that time the Augustinians had to boast a high regard among the inhabitants of the city, from whom they received donations, privileges and aid, but it was the Della Scala family who were their greatest benefactors with
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period (late 10th century) and were offered to move to Sant'Eufemia (which had meanwhile fallen into such crisis that it was ruled by a single cleric named Zeno) in order to carry out their work of evangelization.
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on which simple moldings are carved. In the center is the Banda coat of arms and the inscription “GALEATIUS DE/ BANDIS COMES / 16/01.” In 1953 it was fitted with a bronze lid that covers the bowl. Above it is the
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The side elevations are still in brick but marked by pilasters set on a high plinth, finally crowned by hanging arches; between the pilasters, moreover, there is a theory of wide, low arched windows with splayed
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original one as is the altar. The latter consists of a complex of marbles of different shades of gray and red alternating with some white ones. Initially it was also decorated with three bronze panels carved by
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on July 19, 1340, allowed the Augustinian monks to close off a street that cut their property in two, so that they could unite it and thus complete the construction of the building that still lacked an
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At the end of the right aisle is a door through which one enters the Spolverini-Dal Verme chapel, which occupies the space of the right apse. Now dedicated to the angels, originally consecrated to
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of the arches with Episodes from the Life of St. Augustine, as was customary in cloisters of the time, but no trace of these paintings is now preserved. In the center of the cloister there is a
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had already been completed, at least in part. In the following years the interior of the church was decorated and enriched while, in 1476, the jurist Cristoforo Lanfranchini commissioned a new
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The start of construction was not immediate since in the following years the Augustinians had to obtain, through purchases and donations, the land on which the buildings destined for their
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were housed there. The monastery could boast a valuable library founded in 1387 and inside which, in 1784, the theologian and jurist Paolo Canciani found a 10th-century codex containing
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to the sculptor Gaudenzio Bellini. It is presented as a work characterized by the great wealth of marble employed in its creation. A canvas representing St. Christopher, a 1690 work by
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The next altar, made of alternating red and white marble, also dates from the late 16th century. Its altarpiece, depicting Saint Barbara and Saints Anthony Abbot and Roch, was made by
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to the Augustinians of 1,000 lire, the same amount that Diamante Dal Verme (wife of Giacomo Dal Verme) left in 1361 for the construction of the main chapel (later completed thanks to
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Left wall: on the lower section frescoes from the end of the 14th century (Madonna and Child between two Saints and a devotee and fragments of Saints), on the upper section works by
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interior spaces, and at the same time the two pre-existing ones were closed. In the same years a stone statue depicting the Madonna was removed from the interior to be relocated to
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As mentioned, the church of St. Euphemia was part of a much larger complex that included the monastery of the Augustinians. This consisted of a large building body flanked by two
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and side chapels (lit by tall ogival windows) is reinforced by angular pilasters. Along the southern elevation is a side entrance composed of a portal with molded piers and
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very Gothic influences, fuzzy and diminutive signatures, small figures, approaching without further spatial sensitivity,” which would greatly influence local painters.
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sculptural group of the PietĂ  of St. Euphemia attributable to the second half of the 14th century, the oldest work preserved in the church and the oldest depiction of
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Presbytery area, on the right and left walls the two large canvases covering the ancient frescoes, at the back Brusasorzi's canvas over the Dal Verme funeral monument
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leaving, in 1301, the considerable sum of 1,000 lire to each mendicant order present in the city so that, at least the Augustinians and Dominicans, could use them “
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executor, also participated in the signing as a witness. It is probable that between the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the following century the
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endowed with arms of particularly shallow depth and a chancel raised two steps above the rest of the space, terminating in a five-sided, polygonal development
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The church has a gabled facade facing southwest and made of brick. The entrance, which is preceded by a white stone staircase, consists of a portal with a
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mentions the canvas telling that it was originally made for the Bombardieri chapel. In addition, it is known that it was also originally enriched with a
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of the arches are embossed the coats of arms of the monastery's benefactor families who supported the work for its construction. Above the arches, a
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Of particular note is the elegant furniture of the sacristy composed of two cabinets placed on either side of the altar, decorated with a complex
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The third altar was built in the second half of the 16th century but underwent extensive remodeling during the 18th century. The Veronese painter
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depicted St. Paul at the feet of Ananias, formerly placed on the fifth altar to the south, or from a side entrance located along the right side.
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dating from 1533, the four faces of which are decorated on the corners with acanthus leaves on which are engraved the words “Ave Maria” and the
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On the pilaster that separates the apse from the span of the chapel, the bas-relief with the coat of arms commemorating the marriage between
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of the same name, which in the mid-13th century had about 500 souls. In the same years, just outside Verona there was already a community of
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Having passed through the main doorway, heading toward the left side of the hall, one encounters hanging on the wall a canvas attributed to
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in which he painted a Trinity with Saints Anthony Abbot, Louis, King of France, Peter and Augustine shortly before 1577. The work is in the
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on pillars on which is painted a choir of angels, is an additional altar dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament, in the right arm, and the
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mullioned window; it consists of a red Verona marble ark and belonged to Cavalcano dei Cavalcani but later passed to the Banda counts.
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dating from 1601; placed here since 1968, when it was moved from its original location to the right of the main portal, it is made of
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As soon as one enters, on the right side of the nave, hangs a painting of a Magdalene in seventeenth-century style, a late work by
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On the left wall hangs, from the early decades of the nineteenth century, a large canvas depicting an Annunciation by the painter
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of the VeritĂ  family, made in 1566, the elegance of which has suggested that the design may have belonged to the Veronese painter
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that still distinguishes it today. From the end of the fourteenth century work continued on the various chapels and minor altars.
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Finally, on the left side, before reaching the arch that divides the nave from the presbytery, there is a door leading to the
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had to be expanded, as the number of monks steadily increased, also due to the arrival of clerics from foreign countries. The
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Planimetry of the ground and second floors including both cloisters, made by k.k. Genie-Direktion Verona in the 19th century.
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Continuing toward the chancel is the sixth altar. It was made in 1573 on the commission of the nobleman Gasparo VeritĂ . With
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The church of Santa Eufemia as it looked in 1938. Note the large central eighteenth-century window, replaced in 1945 by a
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Albertino da Verona, the latter of whom was sent in 1264 to preach in England. In later centuries Bishop Teobaldo Fabri,
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stayed in the monastery on January 20, 1320 on the occasion of his return to the city for an oral exposition of his work
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was restored and the high altar was decorated, which was embellished with three bronze panels by the Trentino sculptor
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In these years the monastery could boast the presence of as many as 50 friars supported by an annual income of 1,000
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on the ceiling and large arch between the nave and chancel, some of the major works carried out in the 18th century
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at least the 6th century and spanned a single block of the ancient Roman urban fabric. In 1117 Verona was hit by a
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The space is accessible from the main entrance located along the façade, via a wooden door above which is a
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In the center of the next altar, the fourth, there is placed inside a niche a wooden sculpture depicting a
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from another church suppressed during the Napoleonic occupation. Originally placed here was a painting by
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in light-colored stone. Above the small entrance is a cusped niche inside which originally stood the
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20th century. On April 25, 1945, the explosion of the nearby Victory Bridge, blown up by retreating
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would assign to his brother Giovanni Caroto. On them are depicted Saint Apollonia and Saint Lucia.
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dating from around 1426, originally placed externally above the side portal and now in the interior
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chapel, while in the later ones one can identify interventions that can be traced back to 1508 by
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The first altar on the right side was built by the Lavagnoli family in the late 16th century. The
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from the hall. These were also the years of decline for the monastery, already depopulated by the
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The vast interiors contain valuable works by several painters of the Veronese school, including:
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region; some critics have noted the similarity with the famous Roettgen PietĂ  preserved in the
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in 1632 by Filippo Torriani. The altarpiece placed here in the mid-19th century is the work of
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that scourged the city of Verona and the monastery. On the left is a small washbasin made of
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The cloister is characterized by a succession of round arches, supported by tall columns and
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The most architecturally remarkable altar, partly because of the use of yellow marble from
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The fifth altar was made in 1744 through the commission made in the previous year by the
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On the right wall is a canvas, depicting a Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, attributed to
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cornice initiates the upper order consisting of a solid wall on which windows with a
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During the 18th century the building underwent several tamperings that affected the
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In the 17th century the painter Bernardino Muttoni was commissioned to fresco the
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to replace the previous one considered very modest in relation to the new church.
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was built to replace the 18th-century single-lancet window during reconstruction.
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In the following years the rooms of the monastery dedicated to accommodation and
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and replaced on site by a 1934 copy by Gaetano Miolato, in which in the central
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was removed, as it was no longer suitable for the new arrangements. Later a new
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painted the figures of Mary and St. John absorbed in grief over Jesus' death.
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The plan of the church has a single hall and is markedly longitudinal, with a
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parish church, made in 1694 by Giovanni Battista Ranghieri with sculptures by
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and the interior spaces, where a vaulted ceiling was made to hide the ancient
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Sepulchre of the nobleman Cavalcano de' Cavalcani on the facade of the church
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In late medieval Verona, Sant'Eufemia stood in the Capitani district and the
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in 1340 made it possible to further enlarge the church by building the vast
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door hangs a canvas depicting a St. Michael the Archangel, the work of
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Cerea nobles whose noble arms are depicted on the sides of the mensa.
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Le chiese delle diocesi italiane, Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
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Floor plan of the church and outbuildings (18th or 19th century)
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was also founded, later reuniting with the oldest group in the
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that would give the building its original medieval appearance.
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dating back to the 10th century, depicts the early church there
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Sant'Eufemia: storia di una chiesa e del suo convento a Verona
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The sides of the hall are marked by a series of pilasters of
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Egidio Morosini in 1629, shortly before the outbreak of the
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The main cloister, a 17th-century work by Domenico Curtoni.
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and preserved in the chapel of St. Rita inside the church.
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reduced part of the convent they had been granted in 1806.
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late in his life, depicting the Wedding of St. Catherine.
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Magna Verona vale: studi in onore di Pierpaolo Brugnoli
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canvas, of a large fresco depicting a Last Judgment by
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It is possible to date the construction of the present
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is a sculpture, Eternal between two angels, carved by
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forms reminiscent of the work of the famous Veronese
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The bell tower, leaning against the left side of the
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First altar on the right, starting from the entrance
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Sant'Eufemia: arte e architettura tra fede e storia
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First altar on the left, starting from the entrance
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It is not certain but it is believed that 238:, culminating in the suppression ordered by 1572:Right apse (or Spolverini-Dal Verme chapel) 1530:Originally, the walls of the church's vast 1334:The seventh and last altar is dedicated to 599:The following year, in accordance with the 445:was renovated and its walls decorated with 2973: 2959: 2713:"Sant'Eufemia, scrigno dell'arte veronese" 2134: 1848: 27: 2498: 2483: 2456: 2394: 2377: 2054: 1967: 1669:Funeral monument of the Guarienti family. 1039:but with some features characteristic of 1007: 1787: 1751: 1693: 1664: 1626: 1618: 1594: 1575: 1521: 1450: 1263: 1227: 1223: 1045: 1011: 968: 932: 870: 834: 742: 671: 647: 516: 420: 361: 297: 293: 3088:San Fermo Minore di BrĂ  (dei Filippini) 2905: 2896: 2812: 2800: 2788: 2776: 2764: 2740: 2736: 2734: 2639: 2635: 2633: 2631: 2622: 2610: 2606: 2604: 2602: 2581: 2569: 2557: 2545: 2521: 2509: 2492: 2477: 2465: 2450: 2426: 2405: 2388: 2359: 2347: 2335: 2323: 2285: 2230: 2218: 2194: 2167: 2155: 2128: 2116: 2087: 2063: 2048: 2036: 2024: 2012: 2000: 1988: 1961: 1937: 1920: 1884: 1869: 1842: 1517: 759:, and is crowned by a statue depicting 3298: 2980: 2422: 2420: 2418: 2416: 2414: 2190: 2188: 2112: 2110: 2108: 2954: 1933: 1931: 1929: 1880: 1878: 1353:, above which hangs a 1573 canvas by 528:(c. 1577) depicting the Holy Trinity. 2946:. Verona: Edizioni di Vita veronese. 2731: 2628: 2599: 1612:, who went on to cover the previous 910:set at the lower compartments open. 591:allowed the Augustinians to place a 2883:. Verona: Banca Popolare di Verona. 2411: 2185: 2105: 1661:Left apse (or chapel of Saint Rita) 1327:, it houses an altarpiece, made by 1090:was made in the 16th century using 357: 346:This was also made possible by the 315:that destroyed or severely damaged 13: 2941: 2932: 2914: 2878: 2863: 2824: 2699: 2687: 2651: 2593: 2206: 2179: 2143: 2099: 2075: 1976: 1949: 1926: 1908: 1896: 1875: 1857: 1342:from 1618, recalling the style of 14: 3327: 3306:Roman Catholic churches in Verona 2923: 2752: 2675: 2533: 2438: 2371: 1623:The vaulted ceiling of the chapel 875:Cloister of the ancient monastery 705:An overall reorganization of the 632:altar, later sold in 1836 to the 2942:Umberto Gaetano Tessari (1955). 2915:Giuseppe Franco Viviani (2004). 2305:from the original on 29 May 2020 1820:Roman Catholic Diocese of Verona 1434: 1422: 1410: 1398: 1386: 1374: 1362: 1211: 1199: 1187: 1175: 1163: 1151: 1139: 640:and paintings by Pietro Ronchi. 485:), to which he added 60 for the 388:Bonzaninus filius quondam Ventai 374:, such as refectory, parlor and 2872: 2857: 2818: 2806: 2794: 2782: 2770: 2758: 2746: 2705: 2693: 2681: 2669: 2657: 2645: 2616: 2587: 2575: 2563: 2551: 2539: 2527: 2515: 2444: 2432: 2365: 2353: 2341: 2329: 2317: 2291: 2224: 2212: 2200: 2173: 2161: 2149: 2122: 2093: 2081: 2069: 2042: 2030: 2018: 2006: 1994: 1982: 1955: 1117:, is the seventh, dedicated to 861:church of San Giorgio in Braida 513:Late Renaissance embellishments 338:hermits who had arrived in the 2933:Alberto Maria Sartori (2016). 1943: 1914: 1902: 1890: 1836: 733: 230:and a large arch dividing the 1: 3311:Gothic architecture in Verona 2879:Giorgio Borelli, ed. (1980). 2664:Brugnoli & Varanini (2008 1830: 1299:Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn 962:and the Four Prophets in the 830: 587:On February 26, 1601, Bishop 464:A new permission, granted by 3203:Santa Teresa di GesĂą Bambino 2881:Chiese e monasteri di Verona 1747: 7: 2906:Nelly Zanolli Gemi (1992). 2897:Nelly Zanolli Gemi (1991). 2844:"Convento di Santa Eufemia" 1808: 1773:, Giuseppe Panfilo (future 1689: 1446: 949:. The hall is covered by a 928: 866: 738: 697:and Brusasorzi. During the 489:and 25 for the poor of the 10: 3332: 2944:La chiesa di Santa Eufemia 2924:Gianfranco Benini (1988). 1720:and made at the behest of 1642:Castelvecchio Civic Museum 1580:The entrance to the chapel 1458:, Coronation of the Virgin 288: 3267: 3236: 3198:Santa Teresa degli Scalzi 3168:San Paolo in Campo Marzio 3068:Cuore Immacolato di Maria 3063:Santa Caterina alla Ruota 3045: 3019: 2988: 2910:. Verona: Edizioni B.P.V. 2901:. Verona: Progei Editori. 603:directions following the 455:Quaestio de aqua et terra 162: 154: 133: 125: 120: 105:45.4431667°N 10.9934778°E 81: 70: 65: 55: 43: 38: 26: 21: 3133:Santa Maria del Paradiso 3128:Santa Maria Consolatrice 1698:Interior of the sacristy 776:and is crowned by three 546:Napoleonic confiscations 183:located in the heart of 3249:Santa Maria di Chiavica 3213:San Tomaso Cantuariense 3138:Santa Maria della Scala 3027:Sant'Anastasia Basilica 1640:, now preserved at the 1610:Giovan Francesco Caroto 1601:Giovan Francesco Caroto 1462:In the left arm of the 1132:Gian Domenico Cignaroli 1110:that no longer exists. 1041:Counter-Reformation art 550:Giovan Francesco Caroto 493:assisted by the monks. 251:Giovan Francesco Caroto 22:Church of Santa Eufemia 16:Church in Verona, Italy 3254:San Matteo con Cortile 3237:Deconsecrated churches 3208:Sante Teuteria e Tosca 2928:. Arte e natura libri. 1793: 1757: 1699: 1670: 1632: 1624: 1604: 1581: 1527: 1459: 1269: 1233: 1092:red marble from Verona 1054: 1017: 1016:Right side of the nave 1008:Right side of the nave 974: 973:Interior of the church 938: 876: 840: 805:Glory of St. Augustine 780:, also made of brick. 748: 681: 656: 560:, Dionisio Battaglia, 529: 466:Mastino II della Scala 434: 427:Glory of St. Augustine 367: 313:devastating earthquake 307: 261:, Dionisio Battaglia, 213:Mastino II della Scala 174:church of Sant'Eufemia 110:45.4431667; 10.9934778 83:Geographic coordinates 3280:San Giovanni in Sacco 3173:San Pietro Incarnario 3153:San Michele Arcangelo 3143:Santa Maria in Organo 3103:San Giovanni in Valle 3093:San Giorgio in Braida 3011:Biblioteca capitolare 3006:San Giovanni in Fonte 2892:. Verona: La grafica. 2803:, pp. 136, 140). 2767:, pp. 135, 140). 1791: 1755: 1697: 1668: 1630: 1622: 1598: 1579: 1542:At the bottom of the 1525: 1454: 1274:Nicholas of Tolentino 1267: 1249:white marble; on the 1231: 1224:Left side of the nave 1128:Giambettino Cignaroli 1084:Madonna of the Girdle 1049: 1015: 972: 958:motif with a central 936: 874: 857:Veronese bell ringers 838: 746: 675: 651: 520: 424: 365: 301: 294:Origins of the church 3228:San Zeno in Oratorio 3163:San Nicolò all'Arena 3158:Santi Nazaro e Celso 3098:San Giovanni in Foro 3020:Basilicas and abbeys 2842:Verona fortificata. 2815:, pp. 140–141). 2755:, pp. 108–109). 2584:, pp. 110–112). 2572:, pp. 134–135). 2548:, pp. 132–134). 1742:Castelvecchio Museum 1518:Presbytery and choir 1336:St. Charles Borromeo 1243:Alessandro Bonvicino 1061:at an advanced age. 3188:Santi Siro e Libera 3118:Madonna di Campagna 2917:Chiese nel Veronese 1825:Monuments of Verona 1738:Domenico Brusasorzi 1255:Francesco Filippini 1119:Thomas of Villanova 1076:Domenico Brusasorzi 1000:, in which a young 898:. 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Archived from 2709: 2703: 2697: 2691: 2685: 2679: 2673: 2667: 2661: 2655: 2649: 2643: 2637: 2626: 2620: 2614: 2608: 2597: 2591: 2585: 2579: 2573: 2567: 2561: 2555: 2549: 2543: 2537: 2531: 2525: 2519: 2513: 2507: 2496: 2490: 2481: 2475: 2469: 2463: 2454: 2448: 2442: 2436: 2430: 2424: 2409: 2403: 2392: 2386: 2375: 2369: 2363: 2357: 2351: 2345: 2339: 2333: 2327: 2321: 2315: 2314: 2312: 2310: 2295: 2289: 2283: 2270: 2269: 2267: 2265: 2251: 2234: 2228: 2222: 2216: 2210: 2204: 2198: 2192: 2183: 2177: 2171: 2165: 2159: 2153: 2147: 2141: 2132: 2126: 2120: 2114: 2103: 2097: 2091: 2085: 2079: 2073: 2067: 2061: 2052: 2046: 2040: 2034: 2028: 2022: 2016: 2010: 2004: 1998: 1992: 1986: 1980: 1974: 1965: 1959: 1953: 1952:, pp. 7–8). 1947: 1941: 1935: 1924: 1918: 1912: 1906: 1900: 1899:, pp. 6–7). 1894: 1888: 1882: 1873: 1867: 1861: 1855: 1846: 1840: 1771:Onofrio Panvinio 1654:Jacopo Dal Verme 1438: 1426: 1414: 1402: 1390: 1378: 1366: 1344:Federico Barocci 1329:Bernardino India 1310:Ludovico Dorigny 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2499: 2491: 2484: 2476: 2472: 2464: 2457: 2449: 2445: 2441:, p. 106). 2437: 2433: 2425: 2412: 2404: 2395: 2387: 2378: 2374:, p. 110). 2370: 2366: 2358: 2354: 2346: 2342: 2334: 2330: 2322: 2318: 2308: 2306: 2297: 2296: 2292: 2284: 2273: 2263: 2261: 2253: 2252: 2237: 2229: 2225: 2217: 2213: 2205: 2201: 2193: 2186: 2178: 2174: 2166: 2162: 2154: 2150: 2142: 2135: 2127: 2123: 2115: 2106: 2098: 2094: 2086: 2082: 2074: 2070: 2062: 2055: 2047: 2043: 2035: 2031: 2023: 2019: 2011: 2007: 1999: 1995: 1987: 1983: 1975: 1968: 1960: 1956: 1948: 1944: 1936: 1927: 1919: 1915: 1907: 1903: 1895: 1891: 1883: 1876: 1868: 1864: 1856: 1849: 1841: 1837: 1833: 1811: 1798:Napoleonic army 1775:bishop of Segni 1750: 1692: 1663: 1574: 1565:Claudio Ridolfi 1520: 1495:as the author. 1493:Pasquale Ottino 1449: 1442: 1439: 1430: 1427: 1418: 1415: 1406: 1403: 1394: 1391: 1382: 1379: 1370: 1367: 1340:Claudio Ridolfi 1306:Arte degli Osti 1226: 1219: 1216: 1207: 1204: 1195: 1192: 1183: 1180: 1171: 1168: 1159: 1156: 1147: 1144: 1130:in about 1768. 1022:Giulio Carpioni 1010: 998:detached fresco 979:composite order 931: 869: 833: 741: 736: 720:German soldiers 699:Veronese Easter 646: 589:Agostino Valier 515: 451:Dante Alighieri 360: 296: 291: 109: 107: 103: 100: 95: 92: 90: 88: 87: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3329: 3319: 3318: 3313: 3308: 3291: 3290: 3288: 3287: 3285:San Sebastiano 3282: 3277: 3271: 3269: 3265: 3264: 3262: 3261: 3256: 3251: 3246: 3240: 3238: 3234: 3233: 3231: 3230: 3225: 3220: 3215: 3210: 3205: 3200: 3195: 3190: 3185: 3180: 3175: 3170: 3165: 3160: 3155: 3150: 3145: 3140: 3135: 3130: 3125: 3120: 3115: 3110: 3105: 3100: 3095: 3090: 3085: 3080: 3075: 3070: 3065: 3060: 3058:San Bernardino 3055: 3053:Santi Apostoli 3049: 3047: 3043: 3042: 3040: 3039: 3034: 3032:San Zeno Abbey 3029: 3023: 3021: 3017: 3016: 3014: 3013: 3008: 3003: 2998: 2992: 2990: 2986: 2985: 2978: 2977: 2970: 2963: 2955: 2949: 2948: 2939: 2930: 2921: 2912: 2903: 2894: 2885: 2874: 2871: 2869: 2868: 2866:, p. 20). 2856: 2829: 2827:, p. 19). 2817: 2805: 2793: 2781: 2769: 2757: 2745: 2743:, p. 50). 2730: 2704: 2700:Sartori (2016) 2692: 2680: 2668: 2666:, p. 93). 2656: 2654:, p. 24). 2644: 2642:, p. 46). 2627: 2615: 2613:, p. 49). 2598: 2586: 2574: 2562: 2550: 2538: 2526: 2514: 2512:, p. 53). 2497: 2495:, p. 54). 2482: 2470: 2468:, p. 57). 2455: 2443: 2431: 2429:, p. 42). 2410: 2408:, p. 45). 2393: 2391:, p. 41). 2376: 2364: 2352: 2350:, p. 46). 2340: 2338:, p. 48). 2328: 2326:, p. 45). 2316: 2299:"Sant'Eufemia" 2290: 2288:, p. 38). 2271: 2235: 2233:, p. 37). 2223: 2211: 2209:, p. 17). 2199: 2197:, p. 34). 2184: 2182:, p. 14). 2172: 2170:, p. 33). 2160: 2148: 2146:, p. 13). 2133: 2121: 2119:, p. 30). 2104: 2102:, p. 12). 2092: 2080: 2078:, p. 11). 2068: 2066:, p. 29). 2053: 2051:, p. 26). 2041: 2039:, p. 25). 2029: 2027:, p. 22). 2017: 2015:, p. 21). 2005: 1993: 1981: 1966: 1964:, p. 17). 1954: 1942: 1940:, p. 14). 1925: 1913: 1901: 1889: 1887:, p. 13). 1874: 1872:, p. 11). 1862: 1847: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1828: 1827: 1822: 1817: 1810: 1807: 1749: 1746: 1744:, is unknown. 1726:plague of 1630 1691: 1688: 1680:Giorgio Vasari 1662: 1659: 1631:The altarpiece 1573: 1570: 1519: 1516: 1489:Paolo Farinati 1482:A door with a 1468:baptismal font 1448: 1445: 1444: 1443: 1440: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1361: 1355:Paolo Farinati 1293:in the entire 1225: 1222: 1221: 1220: 1217: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1138: 1063:Giorgio Vasari 1033:Jacopo Ligozzi 1009: 1006: 987:Serlian window 930: 927: 868: 865: 832: 829: 825:Paolo Farinati 740: 737: 735: 732: 722:at the end of 645: 642: 638:Domenico Aglio 629:plague of 1630 593:baptismal font 570:Jacopo Ligozzi 566:Paolo Farinati 542:Andrea Briosco 526:Jacopo Ligozzi 514: 511: 372:cenobitic life 359: 356: 295: 292: 290: 287: 271:Jacopo Ligozzi 267:Paolo Farinati 236:plague of 1630 197:, who brought 168: 167: 164: 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Index


Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Year consecrated
Verona
Geographic coordinates
45°26′35.40″N 10°59′36.52″E / 45.4431667°N 10.9934778°E / 45.4431667; 10.9934778
Style
Gothic
Renaissance
Baroque
Catholic
place of worship
Verona
cardo
Della Scala family
Augustinian
Alberto della Scala
bishop of Verona
Mastino II della Scala
apse
façade
trusses
chancel
plague of 1630
Napoleon
rose window
Giovan Francesco Caroto
Francesco Torbido
Il Moretto

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