Italy—Emilia Romagna and Tuscany—8

Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and Apostle and St. Francis of Assisi, Massa-Carrara, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1964.

The basilica is a co-cathedral for the Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli.  It was built in the 17th Century to replace an earlier church.

From Wikipedia.

 

Cathedral Basilica of St. Zeno, Pistoia, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1965.

 

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Pistoia.  The Romanesque Basilica was built in the 10^th Century and likely replaced an earlier cathedral.  The church has numerous paintings.

From Wikipedia.

Sanctuary Basilica of Our Lady of Help, Bobbio, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1970.

A possible miracle took place here in the 13^th Century and a Romanesque church was built here starting in 1472, although not completed until 1836.

All are from TripAdvisor

 

Basilica Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Fontenova, Monsummano Terme, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1974.

The Virgin Mary appeared here on June 9, 1573 and the church was constructed in the first decade of the 17^th Century.

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Cerbone Vescovo, Massa Marittima, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1975.

The basilica is the co-cathedral for the Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino.  The Romanesque church dates to the 13^th Century.

All from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of St. Pellegrino Laziosi, Forli, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1977.

The Gothic and Baroque church is the burial place of St. Pellegrino Laziosi.  The church was built in the 13^th Century but has been enlarged and renovated since then.  It was initially associated with a Servants of Mary convent.

From local sources.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation and St. Mark, Bedonia, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul I in 1978. 

A small chapel was built here in 1600 by merchants in gratitude for their release from bandits.  The current neo-Byzantine church was built in the mid-20^th Century.

From local sources.

 

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary, Carpi, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1979. 

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Carpi.  The Baroque church was built in the 16^th Century to replace an 8^th Century church.

From a local source and Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of St. Biagio, Cento, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1980.

 The church was built in the 18^th Century to replace an earlier church.  The style is both Baroque and Renaissance.

From Wikipedia.

 

Cathedral Basilica of St. Cassian Martyr, Imola, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1981. 

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Imola.  The Baroque church was built in the 18^th Century to replace a 13^th Century cathedral.  Three popes retained the title of Bishop of Imola even after being elected to the papacy.

 

From local sources.

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Basilica of St. Dominic, Arezzo, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1960.

This Gothic church was built by the Dominicans in the 13^th Century.  It has several paintings dating back hundreds of years.

 

From Wikipedia. 

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Desena, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1960.

 

The basilica is a co-cathedral for the Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, The Neo-Gothic and Romanesque church dates to 1385 but has been renovated several times.

 

From Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1960.

The basilica was built in 549 in Classe, the port of Ravenna.  It is an example of ancient Roman architecture, early church architecture, and Byzantine art.  St. Apollinare was the first Bishop of Ravenna.

 

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Basilica of St. Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1960.

The Byzantine style church was built between 526 and 547.  The Baroque mosaics date to the 18^th Century.  There is a prominent mosaic of the Empress Theodora.

 

All from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Mary in Porto, Ravenna, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1960.

The church was built in the 16^th Century as a monastery church.  The French damaged the church in 1797 and it became a secular building (even including a sweet shop) until the 1870s.  The church houses the Greek Madonna which, for reasons lost to history, came to Ravenna about 1100.

 

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Basilica of St. Paul Maggiore, the Assumption, Bologna, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1961.

This Baroque church was built in the early 17^th Century by the Barnabites.  The church was closed after a French invasion but was reconsecrated in 1878.

 

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Basilica Co-Cathedral of the Annunciation and St. Vicinio, Viareggio, Tuscony

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1961.

The basilica is a co-Cathedral for the Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina.  The Romanesque church dates to around 1000, but additions and renovations have been made over time.

 

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Basilica and Co-Cathedral of St. Cassiano Martyr, Comacchio, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1961.

The basilica is the co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio.  This Baroque church was built between 1659 and 1740 to replace an 8^th Century Romanesque cathedral.  The church has 12 chapels.

 

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Basilica Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Sansepolcro, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1962.

The basilica is the co-cathedral for the Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro.  The Romanesque church was built in the 11^th Century and was once part of a Benedictine monastery.  The church has been visited by at least three popes and more importantly by St. Francis of Assisi.

The first picture is from TripAdvisor and the other two are from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of Sant’Andrea, Viareggio, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1963.

The Basilica was built in the 1840s in a neoclassical style.  It is administered by the Servites. 

From Mapcarta and Wikipedia.