thumb The thumb is the first digit of the hand, next to the index finger. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb ...

The church of San Pietro d'Alcantara is found on via Padre Onorio in

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. The church is dedicated to the canonized Franciscan friar,

Peter of Alcantara Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

. Construction at this site began in 1706, next to a reformed Franciscan monastery. In 1810, Napoleon closed the monastery. The church was not reconsecrated till 1927. It contains an ''Glory of St. Peter of Alcantara'', painted in 1736 by

Clemente Ruta Clemente Ruta (9 May 1668 – 11 November 1767) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque period. Biography Born at Parma, he first trained with a painter by the name of Ilario Spolverini, then later in Bologna with Carlo Cignani. He mo ...

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Alessandro Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

Pietro Alcantara Baroque architecture in Parma