Basilica dei protomartiri San Vitale e Sant'Agricola

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Via Gerusalemme, 9/C, 40125 Bologna BO, Italy

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Via Gerusalemme, 9/C, 40125 Bologna BO, Italy
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Andrea Credaro on Google

Bellissima chiesa inserita nel conteso delle Sette Chiese.
Beautiful church inserted in the contest of the Seven Churches.
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alexandre ertz on Google

De passage à nouveau dans cette très belle église à visiter absolument avec son cloître. Si possible parler à un prêtre afin qu' il vous raconte l histoire de l église.
Visit again in this beautiful church to visit absolutely with its cloister. If possible, talk to a priest so that he tells you the story of the church.
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Gabriele Brizio on Google

Chiesa spoglia ma toccante. Molto bella
A bare but touching church. Very nice
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Alessio Fauni on Google

Anche questa, un'altra bellissima chiesa in una posizione spettacolare. Esternamente ben curata e in posizione che la rende perfettamente fruibile; internamente un monumento che dimostra tutti i suoi anni, cosa che lo rende ancora più affascinante. L'ho visitato diverse volte e non mi ha ancora stancato. Assolutamente da visitare.
This too, another beautiful church in a spectacular location. Externally well maintained and in a position that makes it perfectly usable; internally a monument that shows all his years, which makes it even more fascinating. I have visited it several times and it has not yet tired me. Absolutely to visit.
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Patricia Naranjo on Google

Iglesia grande y antigua con magnifico edificio. Vale la pena visitarla.
Large and ancient church with magnificent building. It's worth a visit.
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Guillaume Leray on Google

À l’extérieur se trouve un sarcophage romain datant du IIIe siècle, qui fut réutilisé au XVe siècle par la famille Orsi. Des légendes rapportent aussi qu’une pierre de la vérité changeait de couleur en écoutant les déclarations de femmes infidèles ; l’évêque de l’époque en aurait interdit l’accès devant les morts et les drames qu’elle engendrait et la pierre devint comme par miracle complètement opaque. Attenante se trouve la basilique des Saints Vitale et Agricole, qui aurait été fondée non loin de l’ancienne arène où furent torturés les deux martyrs. Elle fut mentionnée pour la première fois en 1159 mais existait probablement un siècle plus tôt. Initialement orientée vers l’est, elle fut reconstruite au XVe siècle et dirigée vers le sud. Au XVIII devenue une propriété privée elle fut acquise par le comte Martinetti qui la transforma en grotte pour ses réunions mondaines et culturelles.
Outside is a Roman sarcophagus dating from the third century, which was reused in the fifteenth century by the Orsi family. Legends also report that a stone of truth changed color listening to the statements of unfaithful women; the bishop of the time would have forbidden access to the dead and the dramas it engendered and the stone became as if by a miracle completely opaque. Adjoining is the basilica of Saints Vitale and Agricola, which would have been founded not far from the ancient arena where the two martyrs were tortured. It was mentioned for the first time in 1159 but probably existed a century earlier. Initially oriented towards the east, it was rebuilt in the 15th century and directed towards the south. At the XVIII, which became a private property, it was acquired by Count Martinetti who turned it into a cave for his social and cultural meetings.
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Gernot Berndt on Google

Aus der Basilica del Sepolcro kommend führt die Tür im Innern der Kirche in die nächste und zugleich älteste Kirche des Komplexes – der IV. Kirche der Heiligen Vitalis und Agricola. Zu Beginn des 5. Jahrhunderts fand man hier ein Grab mit der Inschrift „Symon“ und nahm an, dass es sich um das Grab des Simon Peter, besser wohl bekannt als der Heilige Petrus, handelte. Als immer mehr Pilger begannen, die Kirche aufzusuchen, wollte der Papst dem ein Ende setzen und ließ die Kirche mit Erde auffüllen. So ruhte sie für 70 Jahre bis sie wieder geöffnet und restauriert wurde. Heute kann man die zwei Sarkophage der Heiligen Vitalis und Agricola sowie einen Mosaikboden aus römischer Zeit bewundern.
Coming from the Basilica del Sepolcro, the door inside the church leads to the next and at the same time oldest church in the complex - the IV. Church of Saints Vitalis and Agricola. At the beginning of the 5th century a tomb with the inscription "Symon" was found here and it was assumed that it was the tomb of Simon Peter, better known as St. Peter. As more and more pilgrims began to visit the church, the Pope wanted to put an end to it and had the church filled with earth. It stayed like this for 70 years until it was reopened and restored. Today you can admire the two sarcophagi of Saints Vitalis and Agricola and a mosaic floor from Roman times.
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João Jaques on Google

È la più antica del complesso e fin dalla sua edificazione custodiva le reliquie dei due Santi. Un primo sacello venne costruito probabilmente nel V secolo, dopo che furono scoperti da Ambrogio vescovo di Milano le sepolture dei santi protomartiri Vitale e Agricola nel 393 (rispettivamente servitore e padrone, vittime nel 304 d.C. della persecuzione ai tempi di Diocleziano). Nel V secolo si ha notizia di un messo da Namazio, vescovo di Clermont, per avere delle reliquie dei protomartiri bolognesi. La costruzione attuale risale, come forma, impianto e dimensione, alla costruzione basilicale voluta dal vescovo Petronio nel 431-450, anche se fu in larga parte ricostruita dai monaci benedettini nell'XI secolo dopo le distruzioni operate dagli Ungari. La facciata a salienti con portale unico, bifora centrale, due monofore laterali e file di archetti pensili fu intensivamente rinnovata nel XIX secolo.[4] Veda la Croce di Ferro. Interno della chiesa dei Santi Vitale e Agricola L'interno ha impianto basilicale a tre navate e cinque campate, senza transetto e abside triconca. Colonne semplici si alternano a colonne quadrilobate. Il soffitto a crociera intonacata è di epoca successiva al 1400 (vedi sotto). Alla fine del XIV secolo era stato rinvenuto un sepolcro paleocristiano recante la scritta "Symon" e si era sparsa la voce che fosse la tomba di Simon Pietro, ovvero di san Pietro. Questa notizia, priva di qualsiasi fondamento storico, aveva attirato numerosi pellegrini, distraendoli da Roma, la meta classica di pellegrinaggio. Il pontefice, papa Bonifacio IX, allora reagì con veemenza e intorno all'anno 1400 fece scoperchiare la chiesa, trasferì la tomba in luogo segreto, la fece riempire di terra e la lasciò in questo stato per una settantina d'anni. Successivamente, per intercessione dell'arcivescovo Giuliano Della Rovere, la chiesa venne restaurata e riaperta al culto. Un'iscrizione sulla porta laterale ricorda l'evento: "JUL. CARD. S. P. AD VINC. RESTITUIT". All'interno della chiesa vi sono resti di pavimento musivo romano, visibili attraverso un vetro. Interessanti i capitelli di ordine ionico (dal tempio pagano di Iside), derviazione bizantina e franca. Nelle due absidiole laterali, troviamo due sarcofagi altomedievali attribuiti a Vitale ed Agricola, raffiguranti rispettivamente due pavoni in mezzo ad una croce e un angelo tra un cervo ed un leone, tutti animali in rilievo schiacciato che rappresentano simboli cristologici. Nella navata destra, sulla parete, una croce viene identificata come quella del supplizio di sant'Agricola (in realtà risale ad un'epoca successiva). Sulla parete della controffacciata sono le lapidi sepolcrali della famiglia De'Bianchi. L'altare principale, costituito da un'ara pagana con coperchio rivoltato, è addossato alla parete di fondo, secondo la liturgia tradizionale, ove il celebrante compie i sacri riti nella stessa posizione dei fedeli, rivolto dunque verso oriente (o verso l'abside).
It is the oldest of the complex and since its construction held the relics of the two saints. A first sacel was probably built in the fifth century, after they were discovered by Ambrogio Bishop of Milan, the burials of the vital and agricultural protoman saints in 393 (respectively servant and master, victims in 304 D.C. of persecution at Diocletian times). In the fifth century we have news of a put from Namazio, Bishop of Clermont, to have relics of Bolognese protomaniarts. The current building dates back, as a form, plant and size, to the basilical building wanted by the Bishop Petronio in 431-450, although it was largely rebuilt by the Benedictine monks in the 11th century after the destruction operated by the UNGARI. The salient facade with unique portal, central bifura, two side single-files and rows of hanging arches was intensively renewed in the nineteenth century. [4] See the Iron Cross. Interior of the Church of the Saints Vitale and Agricola The interior has a basilical plant with three naves and five spans, without transept and abside triconca. Simple columns alternate with quadrilobate columns. The plastered cruise ceiling is from the age of 1400 (see below). At the end of the fourteenth century a palocristian sepulcher had been found bearing the words "symon" and was spread the voice that was the tomb of Simon Peter, or St. Peter. This news, without any historical foundation, had attracted numerous pilgrims, distracting them from Rome, the classic pilgrimage destination. The Pontiff, Pope Bonifacio IX, then reacted with vehemence and around the year 1400 he went down the church, transferred the tomb to a secret place, made it filled with earth and left it in this state for seventy years. Subsequently, by intercession of the Archbishop Giuliano della Rovere, the church was restored and reopened to the worship. An inscription on the side door remembers the event: "Jul. Card. S. P. A Vinc. Restitut". Inside the church there are remains of Roman musium floor, visible through a glass. Interesting Ionic capitals (from the Pagan temple of Isis), Byzantine and frank derervation. In the two side abs dries, we find two eldomedieval sarcophagi attributed to vital and agricultural, depicting two peacocks respectively in the middle of a cross and an angel between a deer and a lion, all crushed animals that represent crystological symbols. In the right aisle, on the wall, a cross is identified as that of the torture of Sant'Agricola (actually dates back to a subsequent era). On the wall of the counterfeited are the tombstones of the De'bianchi family. The main altar, consisting of a pagan ara with a revolted lid, is leaning against the bottom wall, according to the traditional liturgy, where the celebrant performs the sacred rites in the same position as the faithful, then aimed at East (or towards the apse ).

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