San Pietro, Cento

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San Pietro is a Gothic style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Cremonino in Cento, Province of Ferrara, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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History

Construction of the church began before the 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]

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References

  1. ↑ Comune of Cento Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine tourism information.
  2. ↑ Comune of Cento tourism information.
  3. ↑ La Pinacoteca civica di Cento: guida illustrate, by Fausto Gozzi, Pinacoteca civica di Cento, (1987), Page 62.

44°43′34.7″N11°17′30.2″E / 44.726306°N 11.291722°E / 44.726306; 11.291722


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