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Faenza Cathedral

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118: 17: 348: 338: 333: 172:, the Bonaccorsi Altarpiece, a 16th-century table still with its original gold and carved cornice and a painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus and Saints 343: 264: 279: 318: 328: 109:, particularly in the use of alternating columns and pillars, especially noticeable in the arcades separating the central nave from the two side-aisles. 117: 323: 213:("Portico of the Goldsmiths"), built about 1610, and the monumental fountains, the bronzes of which also date from the 17th century. 85:. Construction finished in 1515. The dedication to Saint Peter did not take place until 1581. The cathedral also has the status of a 106: 77:
Construction of the cathedral began in 1474, on the site of a previous cathedral about which very little is known, by order of
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The brick façade was left incomplete, in the sense that it was never fully faced in marble or stone. The church is built on a
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The interior houses numerous works of art, particularly Renaissance sculpture. Of especial note are: the Chapel of the
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The cathedral also contains a crucifix sculpted by an unknown Northern European wood sculptor (15th century) and, by
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from the second half of the 15th century, of which some of the marble reliefs are now in the
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breaking arrows, symbolising the dangers against which she offers protection; the tomb of
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On the cathedral square in front of the building are the arcades known as the
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ground plan. In the interior Giuliano appears to have been influenced by
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Bellezza fede e cultura, Itinerari nella diocesi Faenza-Modigliana
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15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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Ufficio diocesano per l'arte sacra e i beni culturali
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Buildings and structures in the Province of Ravenna
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La Madonna delle Grazie di Faenza, Notizie storiche
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Italian
Roman Catholic
cathedral
Tuscan
Renaissance
Faenza
Italy
Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana
Saint Peter the Apostle
Carlo II Manfredi
Giuliano da Maiano
basilica minor
Latin cross
Brunelleschi's
San Lorenzo, Florence

Emilianus the Bishop
Paolo Monti
Blessed Virgin of Graces
Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint Terence
Saint Savinus
Florence
Benedetto da Maiano
Saint Emilianus
Musée Jacquemart-André
Innocenzo da Imola
John the Baptist
Peter

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