Santa Maria Maggiore is a former Collegiate,

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

church, located on Via Galliera #10 in central

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

, Italy. It is a house over from the

Palazzo Aldrovandi The Palazzo Aldovrandi is a ''Senatorial'' palace on Via Galliera 8 in Bologna, built in Rococo style. History Replacing an older construction, the palace we see today began in 1725 under the patronage of the Cardinal Pompeo Aldrovandi with plans ...

History

The church arose on the site in the 5th century but was reconstructed over the centuries. The present church took shape in 1665 under designs of

Paolo Canali Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...

. The interior has paintings by

Orazio Samacchini Orazio Samacchini (20 December 1532 – 12 June 1577) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and Mannerist style, active in Rome, Parma, and his native city. Biography He was born and died in Bologna. A close friend of Lorenzo Sabbatini, ...

Prospero Fontana Prospero Fontana (1512–1597) was a Bolognese painter of late Renaissance and Mannerist art. He is perhaps best known for his frescoes and architectural detailing. The speed in which he completed paintings earned him commissions where he wo ...

Alessandro Tiarini Alessandro Tiarini (20 March 1577 – 8 February 1668) was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School. Biography Alessandro Tiarini was born in Bologna. His mother died when he was a child, and he was raised by an aunt. Early on his fa ...

, Vicenzo Spisanelli, Mauro Gandolfi,

Pietro Fancelli Pietro Fancelli (18 May 1764 – 22 January 1850) was an Italian painter and set-designer. Biography Pietro was born in Bologna to Petronio, a quadraturista, and Orsola Benedelli. Petronio moved the family to Venice in 1774, and his son worked ...

Jacopo Alessandro Calvi Jacopo Alessandro Calvi (23 February 1740 – 15 May 1815) was an Italian painter and art critic who painted sacred and historical subjects in a late-Baroque style. Biography He was born in Bologna. He became deaf at the age of eight years, and ...

, and

Alessandro Guardassoni Alessandro Guardassoni (13 December 1819 in Bologna – 1 March 1888 in Bologna) was an Italian painter. He mainly painted religious themes. He trained in the ''Accademia Pontificia di Belle Arti'' of Bologna, under Clemente Alberi. He collaborat ...

. The chapel of the Holy Sacrament was stuccoed by A G Pio. The main altar (1749) is attributed to

Alfonso Torreggiani Alfonso Torreggiani (1682–1764) was an Italian architect of the Rococo period, principally associated with Bologna. Life Torregiani was born in Budrio. An apprentice of Giuseppe Antonio Torri, he became intensely active in the city of Bol ...

.Emilia Romagna Beni culturali

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