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Basilica of Sant'Andrea
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BarneySchmid
December 17, 2020
Hiking
The Basilica of Sant’Andrea is a Roman Catholic church in Mantua, Italy, designed by Leon Battista Alberti. It bears the title of a minor basilica.
Ludovico Gonzaga commissioned a church …
Ludovico Gonzaga commissioned a church …
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Matto
November 2, 2021
Hiking
The Basilica of St. Andrew plays an important role in the religious history of Mantua: In parallel to the civil, artistic and economic development of the city, Mantua is also gaining more and more importance as a religious seat. The reason for the great domestic and foreign interest was the veneration of the relic of the Holy Blood of Christ, which, according to tradition, was brought to Mantua by the Roman soldier Longino. It was glorified by popes and emperors, was the destination of pilgrims of every class for several centuries and strengthened the faith of the townspeople.
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Gravel Club
July 7, 2020
Cycling
The co-cathedral basilica of Sant'Andrea is the largest church in Mantua. Work by Leon Battista Alberti in the development of Renaissance architecture, it was completed many years after the architect's death, with ways not always conforming to the original plans. It has the dignity of a minor basilica. [1] In the crypt there are two reliquaries with earth soaked in the blood of Christ, which would have brought the Roman soldier Longinus.
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