San Fermo Maggiore, Verona

San Fermo Maggiore is a church built in Romanesque style in central Verona.

Church of San Fermo Maggiore
View of Apse
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Location
LocationVerona, Veneto, Italy
Geographic coordinates
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque and Gothic
Groundbreaking11th century
Completed15th century

History

A church at this site may has been traced to the 8th century, and by the 11th century a second story and belltower was added by the Benedictine order. The campanile was not completed until the 13th century, it contains six bells in F cast in 1755 and rung with the Veronese bellringing art. The exterior has a roofline with pinnacles, and the church once held the tomb of a member of the Scaligers. The interior has later decoration, including an altarpiece of St Francis of Assisi by Giovanni Battista Belloti, whilst Veronese's Bevilacqua-Lazise Altarpiece was originally painted for a funerary chapel in the church. The presbytery hosts relics of the saints Fermo and Rustico.

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