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Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
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Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
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church located in Piazza Martiri della Libertà of
Gualdo Tadino
Gualdo Tadino (Latin: ''Tadinum'') is an ancient town of Italy, in the province of Perugia in northeastern Umbria, on the lower flanks of Monte Penna, a mountain of the Apennines. It is NE of Perugia.
History
Gualdo has a long history and was ...
, region of
Umbria
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, Italy. It is located opposite to the
Cathedral of Gualdo Tadino.
Construction of the church by the
Franciscan order
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began in 1241 and was completed in 1315. The church has frescoes by
Matteo da Gualdo
Matteo da Gualdo or Matteo di Pietro di Ser Bernardo (Gualdo Tadino, circa 1435-1440 - 1507) was an Italian painter, active in Gualdo Tadino, Nocera Umbra, and Assisi.
Biography
He likely trained under the painter from Foligno, Bartolomeo di To ...
and work by the
Master of San Verecondo.
References
Churches in the province of Perugia
Gothic architecture in Umbria
Churches completed in 1315
14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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