Santi Nazaro e Celso is a Romanesque-style,

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church on the street that leads to the Porta Vescovo, in the Veronetta quartiere of

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History

The site was occupied by a church by the ninth century, but since it stood outside of the city walls during medieval times, it was destroyed during the

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of the tenth century. Construction began on October 13, 1464 and was completed two years later, on April 6, 1466. An inscription inside records the consecration on February 14, 1483. The bell-tower was built in 1550. The presbytery was elongated. The choir was frescoed by

Paolo Farinati Paolo Farinati (also known as ''Farinato'' or ''Farinato degli Uberti''; c. 1524 – c. 1606) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, active in mainly in his native Verona, but also in Mantua and Venice. He may have ancestors among Flore ...

. In 1688, the elliptical sacristy was built. Among the highly decorated chapels, there are works by Montagna, Badile,

Palma il Giovane Iacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ("Young Palma"), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable exponent of the Venetian school. After Tintoretto's death ...

, Mocetto,

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Brusasorci Domenico Riccio (also known as commonly known as Domenico Brusasorci; 1516–1567) was an Italian painter in a Mannerist style from Verona, best known for frescos. He first apprenticed with his father. Later, he has been reported to have trai ...

, Farinati and others, whilst Veronese's '' The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee'' originally gung in the monastery refectory. The six bells in D are rung with

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Bibliography

*G. Borelli (1980). ''Chiese e monasteri di Verona''. Banca popolare di Verona, Verona. *Federico dal Forno (1982). ''La Chiesa dei SS. Nazaro e Celso''. Verona.
Guide to the churches of Verona tourist site.
{{Authority control Nazaro e Celso Romanesque architecture in Verona Gothic architecture in Verona 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches completed in 1466