Santi Senesio e Teopompo is a

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parish church located in the town of Castelvetro di Modena in the

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, region of

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, Italy.

History

This church was a small oratory or small church, that served as the private chapel of the Rangoni family, and was located next to the palace inside the town walls. With the influx of the population to within the protective walls. This became the town's church with the abandonment of Santa Maria del Gherlo, an ancient church (documented 996) which had been located outside the walls. Santi Senesio e Teopompo was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1501. In 1613, a belltower was added. Further restructuring occurred in 1758, and in 1907, the church was restructured in Gothic style by Carlo Barbieri. The first chapel on the left had fresco fragments of a 16th-century ''Madonna and Child''; the other, the ''Martyrdom of St Peter'', in the style of

Dosso Dossi Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri, better known as Dosso Dossi ( 1489–1542) was an Italian Renaissance painter who belonged to the School of Ferrara, painting in a style mainly influenced by Venetian painting, in particular Giorgione and early Tit ...

. Other canvases include a main altarpiece ''San Teopompo baptizes the Magus Teona'' by

Giovanni Muzzioli Giovanni Muzzioli (10 February 18545 August 1894) was an Italian painter primarily known for his work in the fields of painting and book illustration. Muzzioli gained recognition for his depictions of various subjects, including portraits, landsc ...

. The church has a ''Madonna and Saints'' by Antonio Bruno.Touring Club entry.

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