The Chiesa dei Teatini or the church of the Theatines, was a

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-style

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church located in

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...

, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The church was destroyed during the fierce bombardments preceding the Battle of Rimini in 1944, and only ruins of the interior of the apse remain in a park where the church once stood. A plaque recalls the former church.

History

The church was once the parish church called ''San Giorgio Antico''. In 1613, it was refurbished by the Theatines, who dedicated the church to ''St Antony of Padua''. The Good Friday earthquake of 1672 collapsed the roof, killing dozens of town-folk, both noble and common, seeking refuge after the initial tremors.Compendio della storia di Rimini: Dal 1500 al 1861
by Carlo Tonini (1896), page 139-140. A reduced church was erected, with a new facade designed by

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of Ravenna, ultimately completed after another earthquake in 1786. In the 19th century, the church and a nearby convent and school belonged to the Ursuline order. The main altar had a canvas depicting ''St Antony preaching to the Fish'' by Giovanni Francesco Nagli, called il Centino. It is flanked by a ''Madonna in Glory'' and a ''Nativity'' by Andrea Sansone. The second altar on the right had a painting of ''St Cajetan and St Andrea Avellino'' by Giovanni Battista Bolognino. The third altar had a painting depicting ''St Phillip Neri'' by

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. The pilasters under the choir had marble busts of Luigi and Filippo Marcheselli, by Giuseppe Torretti. It is unclear if the works survived the war.

References

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