| Sant'Angela Merici | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Location | |
| Location | Brescia, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°32′04″N10°13′30″E / 45.534446°N 10.225104°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Renaissance |
| Completed | Reconstructed after World War Two |
Sant'Angela Merici is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Francesco Crispi, in central Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
It was once known as the church of Sant'Afra, and thus was often confused with the distinct Sant'Afra in Sant'Eufemia , which now known by just Sant'Afra. The present church of Sant'Angela Merici was also known as the church of San Faustino ad Sanguinem.
The site known as the cemetery of San Latino and was venerated for centuries as the location for the burials of many Christian martyrs. The church is the burial site of Saint Angela Merici , founder of the Order of Ursulines. In the 1500s, a church was built at the site. After near complete destruction by bombardments during the Second World War, the structure was reconstructed, “as it was and where it was”.
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