Sant'Egidio (Mantua)
| Church of Sant'Egidio | |
|---|---|
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Mantua, Italy |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | Reconstruction in 1721 |
| Completed | 1787 |
The church of Sant'Egidio is located in the historic center of Mantua on Via Pietro Frattini. A church was located on the site likely by the 9th century, but is documented from the year 1151 in a bull by Pope Eugenius III . In 1540, the chapel of the Valenti was built, commissioned by the last will of Valente Valenti, courtier in the Gonzaga Duchy. Beginning in 1721, the church underwent a major reconstruction, and the present facade dates to that time. In 1777, the cardinal Luigi Valenti reconstructed the family chapel.
The interior, mainly the semicircular apse, contains the following canvases:
- Martyrdom of St Vincenzo Levita (1776), by Giuseppe Bottani
- Martyrdom of St Vincenzo Ferrer (1773), by Giovanni Bottani, brother of the above
- Madonna of the Rosary (1777), by Vincenzo Borroni
- Altarpiece of Charity of St Guerrino (1736-1742) by Giovanni Cadioli
- Altarpiece of Madonna, Child, St Dominic and the Blessed Osanna Andreasi, (1593), attributed to Teodoro Ghisi
Coordinates: 45°09′12″N 10°47′40″E / 45.1534°N 10.7945°E
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