Province Province of Reggio Emilia | ||
Address Piazza Luigi Roversi, 42121 Reggio Emilia RE, Italy | ||
The Church of Christ (Chiesa del Cristo) is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazzale Roversi #4 in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
History
The church was built to shelter a fresco of a crucifix painted with oil on plaster during the plague of 1630–1631. Construction took place from 1761-1763 using designs by Giovanni Battista Cattani, known as Cavallari. Closed during the Napoleonic rule, it was re-opened in 1814; in the twentieth century it underwent reconstruction. The façade has three marble statues depicting the three Faith, Hope and Charity, by Angelo Finali (18th century). The interior is elaborately stuccoed. The altar was completed by the Tondelli studio. The anonymous fresco depicting "The Crucified Christ with the Grieving Virgin kneeling at his feet" is conserved in the apse.