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Basilica of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

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49: 290:, depicting scenes from the Life of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, the Life of the Virgin, and the Life of Christ. The spandrels of the chapel depict the four Evangelists and four Doctors of the church. The altar has a 15th-century polychrome stone statue of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, attributed to Niccolò di Giovanni, atop a funerary monument. The saint's tomb lies in the crypt. The frescoes appear to have been completed within a few decades of the saint's death in 1305. 301:
This chapel was erected for the veneration of the relics of the saint's arms. It is entered through a 17th-century portal, which enters what was once the sacristy and leads to the 15th-century chapel, reconstructed in 1670 to accommodate more pilgrims. In 1819, the walls were decorated with
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It contains architecture and art from the 14th through to the 17th centuries. The imposing marble facade of the church was constructed over the centuries, and was completed in the 17th century. Burials include that of Saint
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donations. Six statues in stucco and bas reliefs beside the windows alluding to the Virtues of the saint are by Giambattista Latini da Mogliano, based on designs by Pallotta.
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This chapel, the second on the left, was commissioned by the Confraternity of Cinturati (Pregnant). The altarpiece depicts the
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This chapel, the third on the right, has a copy of the icon of this Marian veneration found at the Augustinian Sanctuary of
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This chapel, the first on the right, originally commissioned by the Benadduci family, houses a main altarpiece of the
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frescoes, attributed variously to the Master of Tolentino, the Master of the Magi of Fabriano, or
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chapel that opens to the cloister. The walls and ceiling are covered with early 14th-century
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by Marco Antonio Baraciola, an artist from Como. The lateral walls have two large canvases:
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This chapel, the fourth on the right, has an altarpiece depicting this veneration,
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Notably, it was the first minor basilica to be formally canonically created, by
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in 1783. Prior to this, minor basilicas were created via immemorial custom.
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Il sesto centenario di San Nicola da Tolentino: periodico mensile religioso
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of Saint Catherine of Alexandria with Saints Nicholas and Anthony of Padua
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This chapel, the second on the right, has a main altarpiece depicting the
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by Stefano da Morrovalle. In 1850 the ceiling was decorated with stars by
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This chapel, the fourth on the left, has a main altarpiece depicting a
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Madonna, Saint John Evangelist, and Magdalen at the foot of the Cross
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This chapel, the third on the left, has a main altarpiece depicting
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia
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This chapel, the first on the left, has an altarpiece depicting
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Miracle of San Giovanni da San Facondo Reviving a Young Girl
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Apparition of the Madonna of Loreto to Saint Nicholas
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Basilica of San Nicola a Tolentino

Affiliation
Roman Catholic
District
Marche
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Minor basilica
Tolentino
Geographic coordinates
43°12′28.5″N 13°17′5.9″E / 43.207917°N 13.284972°E / 43.207917; 13.284972
Church
Style
Baroque
www.sannicoladatolentino.it
Italian
Roman Catholic
minor basilica
Augustinian
Tolentino
province of Macerata
Marche
Diocese of Tolentino
Pope Pius VI
Nicholas of Tolentino
Gothic
Giottesque
Pietro da Rimini
scagliola
Emidio Pallotta

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