Italy—Emilia Romagna and Tuscany—7
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 13th 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.
From Wikipedia.
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 18th Century. There is a
prominent mosaic of the Empress Theodora.
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 16th 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.
From Wikipedia.
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
17th Century by the Barnabites.
The church was closed after a French invasion but was reconsecrated in
1878.
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.
From Wikipedia.
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 8th Century Romanesque cathedral. The church has 12 chapels.
From Trip Advisor and Wikipedia.
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 11th
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.
