Chiesa degli Eremitani
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Contact Chiesa degli Eremitani
| Address : | Piazza Eremitani, 9, 35129 Padova PD, Italy |
| Phone : | 📞 +9987 |
| Website : | http://www.diocesipadova.it/ |
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| City : | Padova |
| Description : | 13th-century church housing the remains of Mantegna's landmark fresco cycle, destroyed in WWII. |
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Luca “Luca B.” Bellucci Sessa on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Beautiful gothic Church where you can see one of the masterpiece or the Renaissance: a fresco by Andrea Mantegna depicting the martydom or Saint Christopher, in the Ovetari chapel on the right nave. Despite being nearly destroyed during WW2 bombing It was partly restored in all its magnificent beauty, really awe-striking If you ain't seen Mantegna you can't understand the true Essence of Italy.
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Mario López Menés on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Surprising because of the huge dimensions and the amount of empty space, the church has not many other things to offer. The paintings are really deteriorated. As it is really near to the Capella degli Scrovegni and the Eremitani Museums, it should be visited anyway (even if it is a brief visit).
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Simone Benaglia on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Art, whatever it may be, has the ability to eternalize the human soul. It excites, disturbs, interprets and persuades. And seeing her abused, forgotten, ruined hurts. Seeing a masterpiece struck by the madness of the devastation is shocking, and it makes one think. Follow the beauty, seek the sublime, preserve the work of those who have succeeded in interpreting the truth behind reality... The church was hit heavily by an Anglo-American air raid in 1944.
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Tony on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Frumos. Istorie, arta, credință.
The church was built in 1276 and dedicated to the saints Philip and James; it is however best known as degli Eremitani from the annexed old monastery, the Musei Civici agli Eremitani, which now houses the municipal archeology and art gallery.
The chapel of SS. James and Christopher (Ovetari Chapel), formerly illustrated by Mantegna's frescoes, was largely destroyed by the Allies in World War II, because it was next to a German headquarters. There are more than 88000 fragments covering only 77 m2, while the original area covered several hundreds. Other artists whose frescoes are preserved in the church include Guariento and Ansuino da Forlì.
The church contains the tombs of Jacopo II da Carrara (d.1351) and Ubertino da Carrara (d.1345) da Carrara, lords of Padua, both by Andriolo de Santi (de Sanctis) and others. They were formerly in the church of Sant'Agostino, but were moved here after that church was razed in 1819.
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Oleg Naumov on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You can find here frescoes of Andrea Mantegna. Alas, they damaged because of allied air bombardment in 1944. There are always several tombs of XIV-XV centuries. Admission is free but any donation is welcomed and highly appreciated. Visitors are allowed to take non commercial photo without flash light.
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DAVID SNYDER on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Exquisite Mantegna frescoes amidst other remarkable works of art in this beautiful church.
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Lucian Popescu on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Church is quite empty on the inside and there's almost nothing left of Mantegna's masterpiece. Otherwise, interesting historic place...
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Mircea Dascalescu on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Not the mos decorate church you can see here in Padua / Italy. But with a really interesting history and with his important history speaking.
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