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San Giovanni Battista di Calamosco

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San Giovanni Battista di Calamosco is a Roman Catholic parish church located on via Chiesa Calamosco #2 in the San Donato Quarter of Bologna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.

History

The parish is mentioned since 1088, while a church is documented since 1269. The present church was erected in 1729-30 by designs of Antonio Gamberini. It was refurbished in 1925 by Edoardo Collamarini.

The baroque interior has seven side altars. The main altarpiece is a Birth of St John the Baptist attributed to Marcantonio Franceschini. The second altar to the right has a canvas depicting St Antony of Padua; the third a Madonna della Scodella, a copy of a Correggio painting. The first altar on the left has a stucco crucifix. The second altar to the left has a St Vincent Ferrer by Ubaldo Gandolfi. The baptistry has a modern sculpture by Cesarino Vincenzi.

References

San Giovanni Battista di Calamosco Wikipedia