San Nicola di Bari is

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parish church located in the town of

Sestola Sestola ( Sestolese: ; Frignanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) situated in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southwest of Bologna and about southwest of Modena. It is located near the Monte Cimone ...

in the region of

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, Italy.

History

The earlier Romanesque-style church was rebuilt and re-oriented. The church was reconsecrated in 1629, by the vicar general of the Abbey of Nonantola. It had been decorated under the patronage of Ludovico and Bartolomeo Cavalcabò, local aristocrats of the 16th-17th centuries. The interior has a central nave with two aisles. Between 1897 and 1902 it was refurbished and frescoed by Albano Lugli, including frescoes of a ''St Nicolò da Bari'' in the apse. The facade was completed in 1909. The first chapel on the right has a canvas depicting the Madonna and Child with Saints'', a copy of a work by Camillo Boccaccino. The second has a 16th-century canvas depicting the ''Glory of St Joseph''. The third chapel has a 17th-century canvas depicting the ''Madonna of the Carmine with Saints Blaise and Francis'' attributed to

Orazio Brunetti Orazio Brunetti (born 1630) was an Italian engraver and painter, active mainly in Rome. Biography He was born in Siena and trained in Rome, following the style of François de Poilly. Among his engravings is a ''Sant'Agnese'' based on a design of ...

. It is flanked by paintings of ''St Roch'' and ''St Sebastian''. The main altarpiece at the last chapel is a ''Pietà'', a copy of a work by

Bernardino Gatti Bernardino Gatti (c.1495 – 22 February 1576) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, active mainly in Parma and Cremona. He is also commonly called il Sojaro. He was born in or near Pavia or Cremona. His early apprenticeship is unclear, ...

. In the presbytery, is a canvas depicting the ''Supper at Emmaus'' by a 16th-century Lombard painter and 17th-century wooden statues depicting Saints Dominic and Nicolò. On the main altar is a 15th-century wood crucifix. The fourth chapel on the left by the apse has an ''Adoration of the Shepherds'', a copy of a work of

Bernardino Campi Bernadino Campi (1522–1591) was a Renaissance painter from Cremona, who worked in Reggio Emilia. He is known as one of the teachers of Sofonisba Anguissola and of Giovanni Battista Trotti (il Malosso). In Cremona, his extended family owned ...

; in the third chapel on left is a ''Madonna del Roseto'', a copy of a work by

Francesco Francia __NOTOC__ Francesco Francia, whose real name was Francesco Raibolini (1447 – 5 January 1517) was an Italian painter, goldsmith, and medallist from Bologna, who was also director of the city mint.Levinson:492 He may have trained with Marco Zop ...

Giovanni Battista Bertusio Giovanni Battista Bertusio (also spelled Bertucci or Bertuzzi; 1577–1644) was a painter of the early- Baroque period, active in Bologna. He trained initially under Denys Calvaert, then under Ludovico and Agostino Carracci. He married the paint ...

. In the third chapel on left is a ''Crucifixion with St Antony Abbot and Francis of Assisi'' attributed to Francesco Superti; in the first chapel on left, are two canvases ''The Ascent of Christ'' and an ''Annunciation'', copies of works by

. In the nave is a ''Guardian Angel'' by Francesco Curradi.Portale Turismo Modena

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicola di Bari Sestola 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Churches in the province of Modena Baroque architecture in Emilia-Romagna Romanesque architecture in Emilia-Romagna