Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Mantova

Basilica of St. Andrew, Mantua

Mantova

Basilica of St. Andrew, Mantua

Highlight • Religious Site

Basilica of St. Andrew, Mantua

Recommended by 109 hikers out of 111

Save

Location: Mantova, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Basilica of St. Andrew, Mantua

4.5

(68)

288

hikers

1. Sordello Square, Mantua – Mantua loop from Mantova

10.8km

02:46

40m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.4

(14)

213

hikers

2. Ducal Palace of Mantua – Piazza delle Erbe, Mantua loop from Sparafucile

5.85km

01:30

30m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.5

(19)

180

hikers

3. Piazza delle Erbe, Mantua – Ducal Palace of Mantua loop from Sparafucile

6.14km

01:35

30m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

Tips

BarneySchmid

December 17, 2020

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 from Alberti in 1470, which was supposed to offer a suitable place for the veneration of a Holy Blood relic. For the design of Sant’Andrea's floor plan, Alberti used an ancient Roman way of dividing the wall. He chose a so-called "Etruscum sacrum", a sanctuary of ancient Italian, as a model for the floor plan. Alberti replaced the side aisles of the nave of the basilica with a series of chapels, which was a momentous innovation for the church building in the late Renaissance and Baroque periods. Alberti, who dealt intensively with ancient architecture, aimed for a monumental effect that should come close to his historical models. He derives the mighty coffered barrel vault from the Basilica of Constantine. In the facade he combines the ancient temple front with a triumphal arch with flat pilasters instead of the usual columns.
The first construction phase ran from 1472 to 1494. Alberti did not see the completion of the church in 1514; he died in the year construction began.
The current shape with crossing and drum dome was not created until the 18th century. Alberti probably planned the end of the nave with a semicircular apse in his original plan, so the nave was more clearly staged than in its current form. The architect of the completion and the dome in the 18th century was Filippo Juvara.
In the church there are paintings and also the grave of the renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna.

Translated by Google •

Matto

November 2, 2021

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.

Translated by Google •

Marco Contarelli ilMog_blog

March 27, 2023

Spectacular example of a late Renaissance church

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 70 m

Weather

Tuesday 16 December

11°C

6°C

97 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Mantova, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Piazza delle Erbe, Mantua

Palazzo Ducale Mantova

Ciclabile del Sole Lungolago

Mantova

House of Rigoletto

Mantova - Campo Canoa

Porta Giulia

Piazza Sordello, Mantua

View of Mantua from the Lakes

Lakes of Mantua

Basilica of St. Andrew, Mantua

1. Sordello Square, Mantua – Mantua loop from Mantova

2. Ducal Palace of Mantua – Piazza delle Erbe, Mantua loop from Sparafucile

3. Piazza delle Erbe, Mantua – Ducal Palace of Mantua loop from Sparafucile

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️