Sant'Alessandro, Brescia

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Sant'Alessandro is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic parish church located on Via Moretto, 73/A in Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.

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History

The first church at the site was founded in 1153, adjacent to a hospital, by the 15th-century it had been granted to the Servite nuns. The church was consecrated in 1466, then rebuilt in Baroque style in 1784, but the facade was only completed by 1891. A fountain is present in the square in front. [1]

Among the interior altarpiece paintings are:

Over the entrance doorway are paintings of the Lives of Saints Alexander and Filippo Benizzi by Girolamo Rossi. [3]

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References

  1. Turismo Brescia entry.
  2. "High Altarpiece, S. Alessandro, Brescia". National Gallery. London. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. Guida di Brescia rapporto alle arti ed ai monumenti antichi e moderni, by Federico Odorici (1853), page 84-86.

Coordinates: 45°32′07″N10°13′24″E / 45.5353°N 10.2233°E / 45.5353; 10.2233