Sant'Egidio (Mantua) explained

Church of Sant'Egidio
Location:Mantua, Italy
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture Style:Baroque
Groundbreaking:Reconstruction in 1721
Year Completed:1787
Website:parrocchia di Sant'Egidio

The Church of Sant'Egidio (Italian: Chiesa di Sant'Egidio) is located in the historic center of Mantua on Via Pietro Frattini.[1] 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:

References

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Notes and References

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