The Oratory of San Filippo Neri in Bologna is a restored late-

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

religious structure in central Bologna. It is located on Via Manzoni. The Oratory was constructed from the sacristy of the adjacent church of the Madonna di Galliera. This church is now called ''Chiesa dei Filippini Madonna di Galliera e Filippo Neri''.

History

The original oratory was commissioned by the Oratorian Order of Philip Neri. It was decorated in the early 18th century (1723-1733) by a series of artists including

Alfonso Torreggiani Alfonso Torreggiani (1682–1764) was an Italian architect of the Rococo period, principally associated with Bologna. Life Torregiani was born in Budrio. An apprentice of Giuseppe Antonio Torri, he became intensely active in the city of Bol ...

(architect);

Angelo Piò Angelo Gabriello Piò (Bologna, 1690- Bologna, 1770) was an Italian sculptor, active in Bologna in a Rococo style. Life In Bologna, he studied from 1711 to 1712 under Andrea Ferreri (1673–1744) . He was also a pupil of Giuseppe Maria Mazza. A ...

(sculptor), and Francesco Monti (painter). Other artists involved included the quadraturae painter

Fernando Galli Bibiena Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena (18 August 1657 – 3 January 1743),"Galli-Bibiena, Ferdinando" (dates, Farnese dynasty, to Barcelona for Karl VI),''Encyclopedia of Austria'', 2006, aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at webpag."Ferdinando Galli Bibiena Online" (overview ...

(1657-1743) and the stuccoist Carlo Nessi. The oratory now contains the altarpiece of ''Ecce Homo'' by Ludovico Carracci. A modern organ was installed on the site of the previous one. The Oratory as a religious organization was suppressed in 1866, and for a time, the oratory was used as a barracks. In the year 1900, it was reconsecrated for services. The original structure was nearly destroyed by the Allied bombardment during World War II, and was reconstructed using old photographs in 1997–1999.website from the Fondazione del Monte
owners and restorers of the Oratory. Another similar baroque oratory in Bologna is the Oratorio di San Carlo.

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Roman Catholic churches in Bologna Baroque architecture in Bologna 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy {{Italy-church-stub