Santi Nazaro e Celso (Brescia)
| Santi Nazaro e Celso | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Brescia, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: 45°32′13″N 10°12′47″E / 45.537005°N 10.213125°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Brescia |
| Country | Italy |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Neoclassic Facade |
| Groundbreaking | 13th century |
| Completed | 1780 |
The church of Santi Nazaro e Celso is located on Corso Giacomo Matteotti, at the intersection with via Fratelli Bronzetti, in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The church contains the Averoldi Polyptych (1522), a masterwork of Titian.
Originally a church was found at approximately the same site in 1222, in an area that was soon enclosed by enlarged city walls. A major reconstruction began in 1746, by designs of abate Zinelli, and completed in 1781, leading to the statue-topped neoclassical facade we see today. It was interrupted in 1769 by an accidental explosion of a powder magazine at nearby Porta Nazaro. Reconstruction finally ceased and dorship was renewed in 1780. Seventeen years later the college of cannons was suppressed, but the church remained functioning as a parish church. The organ in the church was completed by Luigi Amati in 1803.
The entrance has a bust of one of the patrons of the reconstruction, the bishop of Modone, Alessandro Fe.
In addition to the polyptych, the church contains the following artworks:
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