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Chiesa e convento di San Francesco

Chiesa e convento di San Francesco

Borgo San Lorenzo, IT

The ancient church and convent of San Francesco date back to the early 13th century. It was restored, together with the Franciscan convent to which it was attached, during the 16th and 17th centuries. Damaged by the earthquake of 1919, it has recently been restored. There are traces of frescoes from the 14th and late 16th centuries.

Chiesa Madre o S. Pancrazio

Chiesa Madre o S. Pancrazio

Canicattì, IT

The church of San Pancrazio, or Mother Church, was built between the first half of the 18th century and 1765. In 1908, the present facade, designed in 1901 by Ernesto Basile, was erected, characterising the panorama of the town with its white and imposing mass.

Chiesa Madre

Chiesa Madre

Gela, IT

The Mother Church of Gela or Church of Santa Maria Assunta, built between 1760 and 1844, is an example of neoclassicism that stands out in the historic centre of the Gulf city. The present church replaced the 14th-century church of Santa Maria de' Platea. It was probably built from the stone blocks of the old church, which in turn came from the temples and monuments of the ancient Greek city.

Chiesa Nuova

Chiesa Nuova

Roma, IT

Santa Maria in Vallicella, traditionally called Chiesa Nuova, has existed since the 13th century. When the old church was assigned to the new congregation of the Oratory in 1575, it was in a state of ruin and the congregation decided to rebuild it. The work is finished at the beginning of the 17th century with the façade but the dome is modified in 1650 by Pietro da Cortona and a bell tower is added in 1666 by Camillo Arcucci.

Chiesa San Domenico

Chiesa San Domenico

Canicattì, IT

Work on the construction of the church of San Domenico began in 1609 and was completed in 1612. The district of San Domenico, a significant example of Sicilian Baroque urban planning, with straight, orthogonal streets, is marked by the foundation of the Dominican convent, with the adjoining church of San Domenico. Due to the collapse of the ceiling in 1962, the frescoes of the vault by Provenzani were lost.

Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angeli

Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angeli

Lugano, CH

The church of Santa Maria degli Angeli is a religious building of late Romanesque style built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. The church is famous for its interior frescoes including the "Passione e Crocefissione" of the sixteenth century.

Chieti Cathedral

Chieti Cathedral

Chieti, IT

Chieti Cathedral dates back to the 10th century. Due to subsequent renovations, especially the 1920s renovation in the neo-gothic style, the bell tower is the only remaining work from the original medieval church. The spire, however, is the result of the reconstruction of the 1920s, inspired by that of the cathedral of Teramo, or the cathedral of Atri.

Chioggia Cathedral

Chioggia Cathedral

Chioggia, IT

Chioggia Cathedral dates back to the 12th century, after the transfer of the Episcopal see of Malamocco. It was destroyed by fire in 1623. The following year work began on the present cathedral, designed by Baldassare Longhena, who reversed the orientation of the medieval temple and built it with the façade facing the square.

Chiprovtsi Monastery

Chiprovtsi Monastery

Chiprovtsi, BG

Chiprovtsi Monastery is a 10th century Bulgarian Orthodox monastery. It is a popular pilgrimage site in northwestern Bulgaria.

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