Sant'Agostino, Cremona

Sant'Agostino is a gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in Cremona, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Sant'Agostino, Cremona

History
Perugino altarpiece

The church we see incorporated a prior church of San Giacomo in Braida, and was erected between 1339 and 1345.[1] Further refurbishments of the interior occurred in 1553 and again in 1664. Once attached to an eremitic monastery of Augustinian monks, the church acquired extensive decoration, including:[2][3]

  • Bianca Maria Visconti and Francesco Sforza, Cappella Cavalcabò or third chapel on right, by Bonifacio Bembo (detached fresco originally from the ducal chapel)
  • Enthroned Madonna and Child between Saints John Evangelist and Augustine (1490), altarpiece by Pietro Perugino
  • Cappella della Passione di Cristo, 2nd chapel on right, statuary group depicting the Passion of Christ (1666) by Giovanni Battista Barberini
  • Main altarpiece depicting The Redeemer gives his blood to the Doctors of the Church (1594) by Andrea Mainardi.

References
  1. A distinct San Giorgio in Braida is found in Verona.
  2. Tourism Office of the Comune of Cremona.
  3. Cassiciaco, Augustinian Social and Cultural website.

45°8′6.6″N 10°1′9.5″E

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