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Basilica of San Domenico

Basilica of San Domenico

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Basilica of San Domenico

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Location: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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1. Ronzano Hermitage – Forte Bandiera Park loop from Galvani

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2. San Mamolo Church – Basilica of San Domenico loop from Galvani

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3. Portico di San Luca – Portico di San Luca loop from Bologna Mazzini

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October 2, 2024

Without prejudice to the Hospitality of Saint Thomas Aquinas

The Basilica of San Domenico is one of the churches in Bologna with the richest art history and was built by the Dominican Friars as a place to preserve the remains of Saint Dominic of Guzman, founder of the order who arrived in Bologna around 1200. Inside are preserved priceless works of art by artists such as Guercino, Filippino Lippi and Ludovico Carracci. In the Chapel of San Domenico stands the ark embellished with sculptures by Michelangelo, Nicola Pisano, Alfonso Lombardi and surmounted by a marble cymatium modeled in 1469-73 by Niccolò da Puglia known as “dell’Arca”, also author of the Lamentation over the Dead Christ preserved in the church of Santa Maria della Vita. A masterpiece of Renaissance inlay is the wooden choir by Fra’ Damiano da Bergamo, defined by contemporaries as the eighth wonder of the world and also admired by Emperor Charles V. The church also has a bell tower, built in 1313 in Gothic style and 51 meters high. While the Convent of San Domenico houses the Library with a collection of 90,000 volumes on themes of philosophy, theology, history and Dominican spirituality.
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Basilica of San Domenico

1. Ronzano Hermitage – Forte Bandiera Park loop from Galvani

2. San Mamolo Church – Basilica of San Domenico loop from Galvani

3. Portico di San Luca – Portico di San Luca loop from Bologna Mazzini

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