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Sant'Alessandro, Brescia






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Coordinates: 45°3207N 10°1324E / 45.5353°N 10.2233°E / 45.5353; 10.2233
 

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Sant'Alessandro is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic parish church located on Via Moretto, 73/A in Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Facade

History

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The first church at the site was founded in 1153, adjacent to a hospital, by the 15th-century it had been granted to the Servite nuns. The church was consecrated in 1466, then rebuilt in Baroque style in 1784, but the facade was only completed by 1891. A fountain is present in the square in front.[1]

Among the interior altarpiece paintings are:

Over the entrance doorway are paintings of the Lives of Saints Alexander and Filippo BenizzibyGirolamo Rossi.[3]

References

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  • ^ "High Altarpiece, S. Alessandro, Brescia". National Gallery. London. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  • ^ Guida di Brescia rapporto alle arti ed ai monumenti antichi e moderni, by Federico Odorici (1853), page 84-86.
  • 45°32′07N 10°13′24E / 45.5353°N 10.2233°E / 45.5353; 10.2233


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