Santa Maria di Chiavica, Verona

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Santa Maria di Chiavica is a Renaissance style, former Roman Catholic, now deconsecrated church located on Via S. Maria in Chiavica number 7 in central Verona, region of Veneto, Italy. The building retains portions of its original Romanesque structure and original fresco and altar decoration, but is now used for theatrical and musical performances.

History

An oratory at the site is said to have been founded in 813 by the Archdeacon Pacifico; but the earliest documents date to the 12th-century. [1] By the 16th-century, it was affiliated with the church of Sant'Anastasia.

Among the remaining artwork is a Birth of the Virgin and a Nativity of Jesus by Giovanni Battista Lanceni. In the second chapel is a St Francis of Sales and St John Nepomunk by Michelangiola Lanzeni. The Frescoes are by Girolamo Costantini. There are also altarpieces by Eduardo Perini, Paolo Farinati, Pasquale Ottino, Giovanni Francesco Caroto, Michelangelo Aliprandi, and Francesco Turchi. [2]

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References

  1. Nuova guida di Verona e della sua provincia, page 200-201.
  2. Opera in Love, website entry for church.

Coordinates: 45°26′39.2″N10°59′59.1″E / 45.444222°N 10.999750°E / 45.444222; 10.999750