San Clemente, Brescia

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San Clemente
Chiesa di San Clemente facciata nord Brescia.jpg
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Province Brescia
Location
Location Brescia, Italy
Geographic coordinates Coordinates: 45°32′16″N10°13′34″E / 45.537751°N 10.22619°E / 45.537751; 10.22619
Architecture
Type Neoclassic Facade
GroundbreakingLate 14th century
Interior view of the church. Chiesa di San Clemente interno Brescia.jpg
Interior view of the church.

The church of San Clemente is an ancient Roman Catholic church located near the Piazza del Foro, in central Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.

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History

A church at the site is documented by 954, and was initially attached to the adjacent Benedictine monastery. The church and convent were destroyed during a Venetian siege in 1517. [1]

The present plan was completed by the late 15th century. Further reconstructions occurred, with the latest which gave the present façade in 1800 under the architect Rodolfo Vantini.

Detail of portal Brescia San Clemente Portale particolare by Stefano Bolognini.JPG
Detail of portal

Description

The interior of the portico has a damaged fresco of Pope Clement I with Christ and saints. The main altar from 18th century was a work of Antonio Calegari. The choir is frescoed by Antonio Capello.

The church contains a number of masterpieces by Moretto, including:

The church also has a fresco of a Resurrection with St. Clement and Teresa painted by Il Romanino, a contemporary of Moretto.

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<i>St Anthony of Padua with Two Saints</i> c. 1530 painting by Moretto da Brescia

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