San Barnaba, Mantua

San Barnaba is a Roman Catholic church located at the intersection of Via Giovanni Chiassi and Via Carlo Poma in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

Church of San Barnaba
Facade
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Location
LocationMantua, Italy
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Completed18th century

History

The first church at the site was dedicated to St Barnabas, the first bishop of Milan, and was noted at the site by 1263. The church was provided by Francesco I Gonzaga in 1397 to a convent of nuns of the Servite Order. In 1724, the church was rebuilt with a new façade designed by the architect Antonio Galli Bibiena.[1] The adjacent cloister was destroyed in 1900.

San Barnaba - Dome

The interior contains the following works:

Bibliography

Roberto Brunelli, "Arte Fede e Storia-le chiese di Mantova e provincia", Tre lune, Mantova 2004

  1. "San Barnaba apostolo" (in Italian). Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  2. Cadioli, Giovanni (1763). Descrizione delle pitture, sculture, ed architetture: che si osservano nella citta de Mantova, e né suoi Contorni, data in luce, a comodo singolarmente de forastieri. Alberto Pazzoni, Regio Ducale Stampatore, Mantova. p. 84.
  3. Cadioli, page 84

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