San Barnaba is a Roman Catholic church located at the intersection of Via Giovanni Chiassi and Via Carlo Poma in Mantua,

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History

The first church at the site was dedicated to St Barnabas, the first bishop of Milan, and was noted at the site by 1263. The church was provided by Francesco I Gonzaga in 1397 to a convent of nuns of the Servite Order. In 1724, the church was rebuilt with a new façade designed by the architect

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. The adjacent cloister was destroyed in 1900. The interior contains the following works: * ''Via Crucis'' by Giuseppe Bazzani * ''Salvator Mundi'', presbytery fresco by

Teodoro Ghisi Teodoro Ghisi (1536–1601) was an Italian painter and engraver of the Renaissance Period, mainly active in his native Mantua. He specialized in paintings of animal and nature scenes. Teodoro was known mostly for his drawings and illustration o ...

* ''Madonna with Child and St Filippo Benizzi'' by Bernardino Malpizzi * ''Miracle of the Fish and Loaves of Bread'' (1582-1583) by Lorenzo Costa the younger * ''Effigy of

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(third altar on left) * ''Marriage at Cana'' (late 16th century) by Alessandro MaganzaCadioli, page 84 * ''Madonna and Child'' by Girolamo Bonsignori * ''Beata Elisabetta of Mantua'' (15th-century fresco) by Bartolomea Picenardi

Bibliography

Roberto Brunelli, "Arte Fede e Storia-le chiese di Mantova e provincia", Tre lune, Mantova 2004 {{Coord, 45.1540, N, 10.7869, E, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:IT, display=title Barnaba Baroque architecture in Mantua 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy