San Pietro, Cento
San Pietro is a Gothic style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Cremonino in Cento, Province of Ferrara, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History[edit]
Construction of the church began before 1300s, and it was the second oldest parish in Cento. It was attached initially to the Franciscan order. In 1749, it became a parish church, a role for which for some time it shared with the nearby church of San Rocco.[1]
The church underwent numerous refurbishments and contains works by Lucio Massari: Crucifixion and Saints; Guercino: Virgin in Glory with Saints Bonaventure, Francis, and donor; and a Madonna and Child, Saints and Guardian Angel. Due to the 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes, the church was closed for reconstruction.[2] The church once contained a painting depicting a Dead Christ, now in the Pinacoteca di Cento, attributed to Matteo Loves.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Comune of Cento tourism information.
- ^ Comune of Cento tourism information.
- ^ La Pinacoteca civica di Cento: guida illustrate, by Fausto Gozzi, Pinacoteca civica di Cento, (1987), Page 62.
44°43′34.7″N 11°17′30.2″E / 44.726306°N 11.291722°E
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