San Bartolomeo Apostolo is a Catholic basilica located in piazza Federico Torre, along corso Garibaldi, in

Benevento Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...

, region of Campania, Italy.

History

A church of the same name is documented in Benevento since the 9th century, putatively holding the relics of the apostle. This prior church at the site was razed by an earthquake in 1688, and the present church was moved here and designed by either Filippo Raguzzini or

Nicolò Coscia Nicolò () is an Italian male given name. Another variation is Niccolò, most common in Tuscany. It may refer to: * Nicolò Albertini, statesman * Nicolò Amati, luthier * Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer * Nicolò Barattieri, Italian engineer ...

, and was reconsecrated by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729.Basilica di San Bartolomeo
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References

Roman Catholic churches in Benevento Basilica churches in Campania 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches completed in 1728 {{italy-geo-stub