Location Modena, Italy Groundbreaking after 1634 Opened 1761 Architect Bartolomeo Avanzini | Affiliation Catholic Completed 1761 Architectural style Baroque architecture | |
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Similar Chiesa del Voto - Modena, Santa Maria della Pomposa, Ducal Palace of Modena, Museo della figurina, Teatro Comunale di Modena | ||
The church of San Vincenzo is an Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Corso Canalgrande, number 75 in Modena, Italy.
History
Built on the site of a prior 13th century church, the Theatine order tore down the structure to build a new church.
The layout of the church resembles that of other Theatine churches such as Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome. With a long nave and a number of side chapels. The architect, sometime after 1634, was Bartolomeo Avanzini. The interior stucco was mainly the work of Avanzini, who was also active in similar decoration at the Palazzo Ducale of Sassuolo.
In May 13, 1944, a bomb destroyed the presbytery and choir, destroying the apse and cupola frescoes (1671) by Sigismondo Caula. The apse, now bare, had a Glory of St Vincent. The main altar, restored after the bombing, was carved by Tommaso Loraghi. A funeral chapel for the Dukes of Este and their family was built in 1836 by Duke Francesco IV using designs by Francesco Vandelli. The first chapel on the left has an altarpiece of St Gregory reading by Guercino.