| San Matteo con Cortile | |
| Native Name: | Chiesa di San Matteo |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Location: | Verona, Province of Verona |
| Country: | Italy |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Website: | www.smatteo.it |
| Founded Date: | Before 1105 |
| Dedication: | Matthew the Apostle |
| Status: | Church |
| Functional Status: | Deconsecrated |
| Closed Date: | 1806 |
San Matteo con Cortile is a former Roman Catholic church in the historic centre of Verona, Italy dedicated to Matthew the Apostle. It was constructed in the medieval period on the site of a Roman temple of Janus. The building was deconsecrated in 1806 and it was used for various purposes, and it currently houses a restaurant and pizzeria.
The site of the church is believed to have originally been occupied by a Roman temple dedicated to the god Janus. Some parts of the temple still exist and are preserved beneath the church.[1] The church was constructed in the medieval period,[2] and the oldest known reference to it dates back to 1105 when part of it was donated to the Pomposa Abbey.[3]
The church was deconsecrated in 1806, and since then the building has been used for various purposes. During World War I it was converted into a warehouse and a laundry. The church was subsequently used as an artisan carpentry workshop, and in the 1990s it was restored and converted into a restaurant and pizzeria called San Matteo Church.[3] [4]
The church is located in a side street of Corso Porta Borsari, near the Roman Porta Borsari. The 1990s restoration and conversion to a restaurant respected the original building and created a mezzanine level in the former nave.[2]