San Moderanno, also known as the ''Duomo of Berceto'' is a Romanesque-style,

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church, formerly attached to an abbey, located on Piazza Duomo in the town of

Berceto Berceto (Parmigiano dialect, Parmigiano: , or ; lij, Bercèi) is a village and ''comune'' in Italy, located in the Apennine Mountains on the main road between La Spezia and Parma, in the Taro River valley, in the region of Emilia-Romagna. The m ...

in the region of

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, Italy.

History

The church arose alongside a

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monastery founded in 719 by

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. Originally attached to Bishop Moderanno of Renne, in 879, the monastery was assigned to the diocese of

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, only to close in the following century, and the property being renamed a ''pieve'', or rural parish, dedicated to ''San Moderanno''. The convent was along the routes of pilgrimage to Rome. The church was rebuilt in the 12th century, and the main portals date from this era. Further reconstructions were guided between 1480-1502, commissioned by

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. The facade was completed in Romanesque style in 1845. The sculptural program of the portal documents events in the life and ''Passion of Christ'', but is also peppered with images of animals and humans, symbolizing vices and sins. The secondary portal depicts the ''Adoration of the Magi'' (1198) and the figures of Saints Peter and Paul.Piazza Duomo Parma
San Moderanno entry.

References

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