Santo Gemine is a
gothic
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-style,
Roman Catholic
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cathedral located in
San Gemini,
Province of Terni
The Province of Terni ( it, Provincia di Terni) is the smaller of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Terni. The province came into being ...
, region of
Umbria
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History
A cathedral at the site dated supposedly to the 4th century, but this was reconstructed in the 10th century to accommodate the relics of St Gemine. Construction extended past the gothic period, and thus the church is an eclectic accumulation of styles. The facade has a romanesque simplicity and cornice, with a gothic window in place of the oculus, and a renaissance-style cornice; all this standing beside a baroque bell-tower. In addition, it underwent a major reconstruction in
Neoclassical-style between 1817 and 1847 under the engineer Matteo Livoni, with
Antonio Canova as a consultant. The apse has neoclassical frescoes.
The facade has a 15th-century portal, while the presbytery houses canvases depicting:
*''Martyrdom of St Sebastian''
*''Madonna and child with Saintly Bishop''
*''St Matthew Evangelist''
*''Ecstasy of St Rita'' (18th century)
The church also shelters in an urn the relics of Santo Gemine, patron of the city. St Gemine, like
St Gregory the Great, patron of
Spoleto
Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome.
History
Spolet ...
, was a Christian
hermit
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Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...
from Syria who settled in the area.
San Gemini tourism site by Stefano Ferri (2014)
citing Gruppo Storiografico Sangeminese e della Pro San Gemini.
References
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Churches in the province of Terni
Roman Catholic churches in Umbria
Neoclassical architecture in Umbria
12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Neoclassical church buildings in Italy