Italy—Emilia Romagna and Tuscany—3

Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Fontanellato, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius X in 1903.

A church was built here in the 16^th Century to honor Our Blessed Mother and pilgrims started to arrive.  The current Baroque church was constructed in the 17^th Century.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of the Blessed Virgin of St. Luke, Bologna, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius X in 1903.

 

The basilica is built about 1000 feet above the city and houses an icon of the Virgin Mary attributed to St. Luke.  A church has been here since the 12^th Century, but the current Baroque church was completed in 1723.

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Basilica of St. the Immaculate Mary, Siena, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius X in 1908.

The basilica was built between 1255 and 1537 and uses Gothic, Neo-Gothic, and Renaissance styles.  The church was built by the Servites shortly after the Order was established in 1234.

 All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St.  Bartholomew and St. Cajetan, Bologna, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1924.

A church has likely been here since the 5^th Century.  This building was built in the 16^th Century and was completely renovated in the 17^th Century.  Styles include Renaissance and Baroque.

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Basilica of St. Bernardine of Siena, Siena, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1924.

This Renaissance church is the final resting place for St. Bernardine of Siena.  It was built in the 15^th Century but had to be reconstructed after World War II.

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Basilica of Our Lady, Impruneta, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1924.

A Romanesque church was built here in the 11^th Century and eventually held an image of Our Blessed Mother possibly done by St. Luke.  The church was substantially rebuilt in a Renaissance style after it was bombed in 1944.

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Basilica of St. Dominic, Siena, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1925.

The church was built by the Dominicans in the 13^th Century in a Cistercian Gothic style.  St. Catherine of Siena lived nearby and often attended Mass here.

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Co-Cathedral Basilica of St. Marinus, Citta di San Marino, San Marino

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1926.

The basilica is the co-cathedral for the Diocese of San-Marino-Montefeltro.  The Neoclassical church was completed in 1836 to replace a 7^th Century church.

Basilica of St. Margaret, Cortona, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1927.

This Neo-Gothic church dates to the 11^th Century but has been expanded several times over the centuries.  St. Margaret lived next to an earlier version of this church—a space now within the church.  She died in 1297 and is buried here.  Margaret was a Franciscan tertiary.

 

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Basilica of St. Mary of the Graces, San Giovanni Valdarno, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1929.

Since 1478, an image of Our Blessed Mother, has been venerated because of miraculous cures.  Initial construction of this church was from 1484 to 1523, but it has been enlarged and renovated since then.

 All pictures are from Wikipedia.