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, originally founded in the 13th-century but refurbished in the following centuries, located on Corso XI Settembre in the historic center of
Pesaro
Pesaro () is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Marche, capital of the Province of Pesaro e Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, ...
, region of
Marche
Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
, Italy.
History
The eclectic facade has accumulated elements from refurbishments over the centuries. A church at this site was first built in 1258 in a romanesque-style; in 1282 it was assigned to the cloistered
Augustinian Augustinian may refer to:
*Augustinians, members of religious orders following the Rule of St Augustine
*Augustinianism, the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and his intellectual heirs
*Someone who follows Augustine of Hippo
* Canons Regular of Sain ...
monks. During the second half of the 14th century, the church was refurbished in a
gothic
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People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
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style.
The elaborate
ogival
An ogive ( ) is the roundly tapered end of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional object. Ogive curves and surfaces are used in engineering, architecture and woodworking.
Etymology
The earliest use of the word ''ogive'' is found in the 13th c ...
entrance portal was erected between 1398 and 1413, under the patronage of the
Malatesta dei Sonetti
Malatesta IV (or III) Malatesta (also known as Malatesta dei Sonetti; 1370 - 19 December 1429) was an Italian condottiero, poet and lord of Pesaro, Fossombrone, Gradara, Jesi, Narni and other fiefs in Italy.
Biography
Born in Pesaro, he was the o ...
. The iconography contains the lions of the Malatesta coat of arms. A further refurbishment occurred in the 18th century, surrounding the portal with a baroque facade.
The interior retains a 15th-century wooden choir with
intarsia
Intarsia is a form of wood inlaying that is similar to marquetry. The start of the practice dates from before the seventh century AD. The technique of intarsia inlays sections of wood (at times with contrasting ivory or bone, or mother-of-pear ...
, likely built to celebrate the wedding in 1475 between Costanzo Sforza and Camilla d'Aragona. The 32 panels depict buildings restored in the territory by the Sforza.
The church has a number of oval portraits depicting blessed and holy Augustinians, including the blessed Guglielmo and blessed Antonio di Amandola, by Pietro Tedeschi. In addition, a Blessed Caterina da Pallanza, St Giovanni da San Facondo, a Blessed Andrea da Montereale and the Blessed Giuliana da Busto Arsizio are works by
Carlo Magini
Carlo Magini (1720–1806) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period and one of the most original of the 18th century Italian still life artists.Guida di Pesaro page 120-121.
*''Enthroned Madonna and Child with Saints''- an altarpiece painted attributed to either Gian-Giacomo Pandolfi or Giovanni Giacomo Palmerini.
*''Virgin of the Annunciation with a Glory of Angels'' attributed to Giacomo Palma the Younger.
*''Holy Trinity, Virgin, and Saints Lawrence and Augustine'' by Pietro Tedeschi, pupil of
Gregorio Lazzarini
Gregorio Lazzarini (1657 – 10 November 1730) was an Italian painter of mythological, religious and historical subjects, as well as portraits. One of the most successful Venetian artists of the day, a prominent teacher, and father to a signific ...
.
*''Madonna del Soccorso scattering the Devils tempting a Devout woman'', also attributed to Pandolfi or Palmerini.
*''Blessed Rita da Cassia genuflecting before a Crucifix'' by
Simone Cantarini
Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called ''il Pesarese'' (Baptized on 21 August 1612 – 15 October 1648) was an Italian painter and etcher. He is mainly known for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original style, whi ...
.
*''St Nicolò da Tolentino'' intercedes for the Souls in Purgatory with God the Father in Heaven by Cristofano Roncalli.
*''St Thomas of Villanova genuflects before a Vision of Heaven'' by P.
Cesare Pronti
Cesare Pronti (November 30, 1626 – October 22, 1708) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly near Ravenna.
Biography
He was born at Cattolica, near Rimini, and was brought up at Bologna, training in that city under ...
, a pupil of
Guercino
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (February 8, 1591 – December 22, 1666),Miller, 1964 better known as Guercino, or il Guercino , was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna. The vig ...
.
*''Virgin and Child venerated by St Augustine and other Saints'', main altarpiece also by
Cesare Pronti
Cesare Pronti (November 30, 1626 – October 22, 1708) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly near Ravenna.
Biography
He was born at Cattolica, near Rimini, and was brought up at Bologna, training in that city under ...
. The surrounding sculpture of the ''Crucifixion with the Magadalen'', by Federico Brandano.