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San Salvatore, Brescia

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invasion of Lombardy and turned into barracks. It remained in poor condition until 1882, when it became a Museum of the Christian Age; the decay was however not totally halted before 1966, with a general restoration and the creation of a new Museum of Santa Giulia.
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style, and the oratory of Santa Maria in Solario was erected. In the 15th century, all the structures were again restored and a dormitory was added. In 1599 the church of Santa Giulia was finished.
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visited this monastery when he went to Rome in the 850s. He later founded his own monastery for nuns at
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to Roman times, with some very interesting Iron Age pieces. Among them are the 4th-century ivory
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age. The presbytery (converted in the 16th century) is a former nuns' choir built in 1466.
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The Santa Giulia (left) and San Salvatore churches in the Santa Giulia museal complex.
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
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Studies in the Early History of Shaftesbury Abbey. Dorset County Council, 1999
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The monumental area with the monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia
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In the 12th century most of the edifices were rebuilt or restored in the
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Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale
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San Salvatore was founded in 753 by Desiderius, future king of the
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Museum and former monastery in Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy
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The monastery is traditionally considered the place where
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Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries
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Domus dell'Ortaglia, remains of a group of ancient Roman
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becoming the first abbess. After the Lombard defeat by
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Also visible in the complex are some Roman houses (
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Museo di Santa Giulia
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location
Brescia
Italy
Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568–774 AD)
Criteria
1318-002
Session
Coordinates
45°32′23″N 10°13′41″E / 45.539852777814°N 10.228133333342°E / 45.539852777814; 10.228133333342
San Salvatore, Brescia is located in Italy
monastery
Brescia
Lombardy
Italy
Roman
pre-Romanesque
Romanesque
Renaissance
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568-774 A.D.)
Desiderata
Charlemagne
Desiderius
Lombards
Ansa
Anselperga
Charlemagne

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