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The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petronius, who was the Bishop of Bologna in the fifth century. Construction began in 1390 and its main facade ...
Saint Petronius, bishop in 431–450 Blessed Niccolò Albergati, bishop in 1417–1443 Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, then Pope Julius II, bishop in 1483–1499 Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti, first archbishop, in 1582–1597 Cardinal Scipione Borghese, archbishop in 1610–1612
Byzantine church constructed in 537; converted to a mosque. San Petronio Basilica: 7,920 [citation needed] 258,000 28,000 1390–1479 Bologna Italy: Catholic Cologne Cathedral: 7,914 [citation needed] 407,000 [40] 1248–1880 Cologne Germany: Catholic St Paul's Cathedral: 7,875 [41] 1677–1708 London United Kingdom: Anglican (Church of England)
Shortly afterwards a church was erected in his honour at Bologna; a second, San Petronio Basilica, planned on a large seal, was begun in 1390. In 2000, his relics were moved from Santo Stefano to the Basilica of San Petronio. The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Petronius on 4 October.
Santi Giovanni e Petronio dei Bolognesi is a Roman Catholic church in central Rome, Italy. It is named after the Saints John the Evangelist and Petronius , who are patrons of the city of Bologna . This church was made the "national church" of the Bolognese in Rome in 1581, by order of Pope Gregory XIII .
The grounds of Mission San Juan Capistrano has been maintained by the National Park Service as a part of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park since the 1980s, and the Archdiocese of San Antonio maintains the church building, parish parking lot, rectory (priest's quarters), and the parish hall (Slattery Hall). The hall is located ...
Bologna Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro, Cattedrale di Bologna), dedicated to Saint Peter, is the cathedral of Bologna in Italy, and the seat and the metropolitan cathedral of the Archbishop of Bologna. Most of the present building dates from the 17th century, with a few parts from the late 16th century.
This church was enlarged in 1428. The facade was restored in 1616. The main altar was moved in 1574 to the site at the center of the main chapel, and replaced by a tabernacle. In 1592, the patronage of cardinal Ginnasi brought to this church a column taken from the church of San Michele in Monte Sant'Angelo (near Gargano). It is presently in ...