Sant'Agnese, Padua
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Sant'Agnese is a 14th-century Roman Catholic former church located on via Sant'Agnese corner via Dante in the city of Padua in the region of Veneto , Italy. The church deconsecrated in the 1949s, was sold in 2011 to convert to residential units.
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History
A church was present here by the 12th century, but the present structure, except for the still standing Romanesque bell-tower, with a steep conical roof, was erected starting in 1362. The facade is from the 16th century. The portico and adjacent vicariate was removed in the 20th-century. The Renaissance portal is still in place was complete by Giovanni Maria Mosca . [1]
The interior decoration has all been stripped. An inventory from 1817 records: [2]
- The first canvas on the right depicting the Martyrdom of Sant'Agnese at the Gallows by Francesco Minorello .
- The first altarpiece on the right depicting a Virgin and Child with St Joseph above and below Saints Francesca Romana and Eurosia (1777), by Domenico Tiepolo with the help of Giovanni Battista Mengardi .
- Another canvas depicting St Agnes beaten by the Roman Prefect by Giulio Cirello .
- Another canvas depicting St Agnes refusing Gifts by Francesco Minorello.
- The third altar had a St Martha as a Nun holding the cross sprays holy water on a Dragon by Giulio Cirello .
The abbot Gasparo Patriarchi, author of the Vocabolario Veneziano e Padovano (1775), was buried here. The musical organ (1899) by Domenico Malvestio was moved to the parish church of Valle San Giorgio, in Baone.
References
- ↑ Il Mattino di Padova , article 02 dicembre 2011.
- ↑ Guida per la citta di Padova By Giannantonio Moschini, Fratelli Gamba, Padua (1817); page 1-2.
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