The church of
Sant'Egidio is located in the historic center of
Mantua
Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name.
In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...
on Via Pietro Frattini. A church was located on the site likely by the 9th century, but is documented from the year 1151 in a bull by
Pope Eugenius III
Pope Eugene III ( la, Eugenius III; c. 1080 – 8 July 1153), born Bernardo Pignatelli, or possibly Paganelli, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death in 1153. He w ...
. In 1540, the chapel of the Valenti was built, commissioned by the last will of Valente Valenti, courtier in the
Gonzaga Duchy. Beginning in 1721, the church underwent a major reconstruction, and the present facade dates to that time. In 1777, the cardinal
Luigi Valenti reconstructed the family chapel.
The interior, mainly the semicircular apse, contains the following canvases:
* ''Martyrdom of St Vincenzo Levita'' (1776), by
Giuseppe Bottani
Giuseppe Bottani (1717 – 1784) was an Italian painter active in the Baroque period.
Biography
He was born in Cremona, and lived as a boy in Pontremoli. He was sent to study in Florence, where he was a pupil of Vincenzo Meucci and Antonio P ...
* ''Martyrdom of St Vincenzo Ferrer'' (1773), by Giovanni Bottani, brother of the above
* '' Madonna of the Rosary'' (1777), by
Vincenzo Borroni
* Altarpiece of ''Charity of St Guerrino'' (1736-1742) by
Giovanni Cadioli
Giovanni Cadioli (c. 1710 – 10 September 1767) was an Italian painter of the Baroque, active mainly in his native Mantua. He was also an author of a guide to artworks in this city.
Biography
He was a pupil of Giovanni Canti, along with Gius ...
* Altarpiece of ''Madonna, Child, St Dominic and the Blessed Osanna Andreasi'', (1593), attributed to
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 ...
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Egidio Egidio is an Italian masculine given name. People with the name include:
Given name
* Egidio (saint) (circa 650–710), Christian hermit saint
* Egidio Colonna, Giles of Rome (circa 1243–1316), European intellectual, archbishop
* Egidio da Viterb ...
Egidio Egidio is an Italian masculine given name. People with the name include:
Given name
* Egidio (saint) (circa 650–710), Christian hermit saint
* Egidio Colonna, Giles of Rome (circa 1243–1316), European intellectual, archbishop
* Egidio da Viterb ...
Baroque architecture in Lombardy