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-style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Serafino Ferruzzi in Ravenna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. The church was designed by

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, son of Carlo Fontana, and erected between 1701 and 1728. The church was commissioned by the ''Confraternity of Beata Vergine dei Suffragi''. The layout of the church is octagonal. Antonio Martinetti sculpted the eight stucco statues of the inside. The main altarpiece is by

Andrea Barbiani Andrea Barbiani (1708–1779) was an Italian painter of the 18th century, mainly active in Ravenna and Rimini. He painted in the style of Cesare Pronti. He was the nephew of the painter Giovanni Battista Barbiani. Works *The ''Four Evangelis ...

. The statues and bas-reliefs of the façade are by

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and Giovanni Toschini.Guida di Ravenna: con compendio storico della città
by Gaspare Ribuffi, page 63.

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