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Sant'Angela Merici, Brescia

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and was venerated for centuries as the location for the burials of many Christian martyrs. The church is the burial site of
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The paintings from the interior had been stored in safety during the war, and thus the church contains works by
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This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Italy is a
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16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
150:church located on Via Francesco Crispi, in central 241:. The crypt contains paleochristian burial sites. 452: 294:Woodcarved polichromed statue of the Virgin Mary 170:, and thus was often confused with the distinct 435: 229:. It contains a ‘’Baptism of Saint Afra’’ by 442: 428: 24: 453: 398: 166:It was once known as the church of 466:Renaissance architecture in Brescia 13: 461:Roman Catholic churches in Brescia 183:The site known as the cemetery of 14: 487: 133:Reconstructed after World War Two 402: 378: 358: 343: 323: 311: 299: 287: 275: 263: 251: 1: 390: 231:Francesco Bassano the Younger 414:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 10: 492: 397: 161: 227:Paolo Caylina the Younger 178:San Faustino ad Sanguinem 173:Sant'Afra in Sant'Eufemia 129: 117: 109: 104: 65: 54: 49: 37: 32: 23: 18: 270:View from Piazza Moretto 244: 215:Giulio Cesare Procaccini 89:45.534446°N 10.225104°E 203:Pietro Maria Bagnadore 67:Geographic coordinates 225:, and a polyptych by 476:Italian church stubs 94:45.534446; 10.225104 85: /  196:Order of Ursulines 140:Sant'Angela Merici 19:Sant'Angela Merici 423: 422: 211:Palma the Younger 194:, founder of the 137: 136: 483: 444: 437: 430: 406: 405: 399: 382: 362: 347: 327: 315: 303: 291: 279: 267: 255: 223:Federico Barocci 100: 99: 97: 96: 95: 90: 86: 83: 82: 81: 78: 28: 16: 15: 491: 490: 486: 485: 484: 482: 481: 480: 451: 450: 449: 448: 403: 395: 393: 386: 383: 374: 363: 354: 352:Trasfigurazione 348: 339: 332:Trasfigurazione 328: 319: 316: 307: 304: 295: 292: 283: 280: 271: 268: 259: 256: 247: 235:Transfiguration 164: 93: 91: 87: 84: 79: 76: 74: 72: 71: 12: 11: 5: 489: 479: 478: 473: 468: 463: 447: 446: 439: 432: 424: 421: 420: 407: 392: 389: 388: 387: 384: 377: 375: 364: 357: 355: 349: 342: 340: 329: 322: 320: 317: 310: 308: 305: 298: 296: 293: 286: 284: 281: 274: 272: 269: 262: 260: 257: 250: 246: 243: 207:Grazio Cossali 163: 160: 148:Roman Catholic 135: 134: 131: 127: 126: 121: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 102: 101: 69: 63: 62: 56: 52: 51: 47: 46: 44:Roman Catholic 41: 35: 34: 30: 29: 21: 20: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 488: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 458: 456: 445: 440: 438: 433: 431: 426: 425: 419: 417: 413: 408: 401: 400: 396: 381: 376: 373: 372:Pietro Marone 369: 368: 367:Annunciazione 361: 356: 353: 346: 341: 338: 334: 333: 326: 321: 314: 309: 302: 297: 290: 285: 278: 273: 266: 261: 254: 249: 248: 242: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 219:Pietro Marone 216: 212: 208: 204: 199: 197: 193: 192: 191:Angela Merici 186: 181: 179: 175: 174: 169: 159: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 132: 128: 125: 122: 120: 116: 112: 108: 103: 98: 70: 68: 64: 60: 57: 53: 48: 45: 42: 40: 36: 31: 27: 22: 17: 416:expanding it 409: 394: 366: 351: 331: 234: 200: 188: 184: 182: 177: 171: 167: 165: 154:, region of 139: 138: 105:Architecture 144:Renaissance 124:Renaissance 92: / 39:Affiliation 455:Categories 391:References 337:Tintoretto 239:Tintoretto 185:San Latino 80:10°13′30″E 77:45°32′04″N 168:Sant'Afra 158:, Italy. 130:Completed 350:View of 318:Interior 156:Lombardy 55:Location 50:Location 33:Religion 162:History 152:Brescia 146:style, 61:, Italy 59:Brescia 258:Facade 233:and a 189:Saint 113:Church 306:Altar 282:Tower 245:Views 142:is a 119:Style 412:stub 385:Nave 110:Type 370:by 335:by 237:by 457:: 221:, 217:, 213:, 209:, 205:, 180:. 443:e 436:t 429:v 418:.

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Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Brescia
Geographic coordinates
45°32′04″N 10°13′30″E / 45.534446°N 10.225104°E / 45.534446; 10.225104
Style
Renaissance
Renaissance
Roman Catholic
Brescia
Lombardy
Sant'Afra in Sant'Eufemia
Angela Merici
Order of Ursulines
Pietro Maria Bagnadore
Grazio Cossali
Palma the Younger
Giulio Cesare Procaccini
Pietro Marone
Federico Barocci
Paolo Caylina the Younger
Francesco Bassano the Younger
Tintoretto
Facade
View from Piazza Moretto
Tower
Woodcarved polichromed statue of the Virgin Mary
Altar
Interior

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