San Marco Evangelista Church

Brescia, Italy

San Marco Evangelista is a Romanesque-style church located at the end of via Laura Cereto in central Brescia.

This small church was erected at the end of the 13th century as a family chapel for the Avogadro family, who owned the nearby Palazzo Avogadro. The church was damaged by a bombing raid during World War II. A frieze of earthenware arches intertwining under the cornice that goes all round the building. On the façade is a stone portal surmounted by a rounded arch; above a modern rectangular window was inserted to replace a round medieval rosette. On the right hand side of the building there is a door with a cross in high relief. The interior contains traces of frescoes and a canvas by Pietro Marone.

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Founded: 13th century
Category: Religious sites in Italy

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Sergio Fernández Bueno (16 months ago)
Romanesque church with a single nave and semicircular apse. The façade is simple and there are ceramic decorations on both the façade and the apse. It is crowned by a small and simple belfry.
La Ti (2 years ago)
Only the outside is visible and, unfortunately, it is surrounded by cars and houses. However the exterior is remarkable
Claudine Cozzoli (2 years ago)
I really like this little church made of dark bricks, it is balanced and adorned with an indented frame with small arches and crossed teeth. You can tell this building is old, the exterior has remained intact. Above the portal there is a rectangular window in place of the classic rose window. Single nave. The frescoes are original, like a canvas by the Brescian painter Pietro Marone. ? Open: Saturday afternoon Location: a short distance from the Capitolium. ? DESERVES
Francesco Viti (3 years ago)
Paolo Arkok (3 years ago)
Very particular in its style and for its embedded position between taller buildings.
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