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The church of Santi Nazaro e Celso is located on Corso Giacomo Matteotti, at the intersection with via Fratelli Bronzetti, in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The church contains the Averoldi Polyptych (1522), a masterwork of Titian.
Santi Nazaro e Celso | |
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![]() Pediment with Christ and six statues of saints | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Brescia |
Location | |
Location | Brescia, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 45.537005°N 10.213125°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Neoclassic Facade |
Groundbreaking | 13th century |
Completed | 1780 |
Originally a church was found at approximately the same site in 1222, in an area that was soon enclosed by enlarged city walls. A major reconstruction began in 1746, by designs of abate Zinelli, and completed in 1781, leading to the statue-topped neoclassical facade we see today.[1] It was interrupted in 1769 by an accidental explosion of a powder magazine at nearby Porta Nazaro. Reconstruction finally ceased and worship was resumed in 1780. Seventeen years later the college of canons was suppressed, but the church remained functioning as a parish church. The organ in the church was completed by Luigi Amati in 1803.
The entrance has a bust of one of the patrons of the reconstruction, the bishop of Modone, Alessandro Fe.[2]
In addition to the polyptych, the church contains the following artworks:
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