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Parma Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Parma; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Parma, Emilia-Romagna , dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Parma .
The cathedral of Parma, which had been constructed with substantial aid from the countess Matilda of Tuscany, was consecrated by Pope Paschal II on 31 October 1106. [12] On 3 January 1116 began a series of earthquakes in the neighborhood of Parma, which lasted for thirty days. In 1117 another major earthquake destroyed the cathedral of Parma. [13]
San Giovanni Evangelista is a Mannerist-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazzale San Giovanni, located just behind the apse of the Parma Cathedral, in the historic center of Parma, northern Italy. The buildings surrounding the piazza were also part of a former Benedictine convent. The church is notable for its Correggio frescoes.
In the left atrium there is a copy of the Annunciation by Correggio (1520), a fresco from the church of the Minors in via Farini. [2] In the niche is an polychrome terracotta sculpture depicting Ecce Homo by Antonio Sbravati , and a Martyrdom of Saints Gervaso and Protaso (early 19th-century) by Biagio Martini .
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The church was rebuilt between 1491 and 1506 with designs by Pellegrino da Pontremoli, Bernardino Zaccagni and mastermason Angelo. The facade is sober and simple. Inside, are frescoes (1759) by Antonio Bresciani and Gaetano Ghidetti can still be seen in some of the side altars. The church has a single nave.
Brick facade of church The San Quintino is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church located at Strada XXII Luglio number 21, near the intersection with Borgo Scacchini, in Parma , Italy . History
The monastery was also associated with Saint Berthold of Parma. The church was rebuilt in 1527 under the direction of the architect Bernardino Zaccagni, and in 1622-1624 under designs by Giovanni Battista Magnani. [3] The monastic community was dissolved by Napoleon in 1810, and the abbey was mostly later supplanted by the Royal Theater of Parma.