Sant'Anastasia, Verona
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The chiesa di Sant'Anastasia, or the Basilica of Saint Anastasia (
History
Construction of the current church started in 1280 on the site of an earlier church of the
The 72-metre-tall (236 ft) belltower had four bells in 1460, the fifth was added in 1650. In the 1839, the nine bells were re-cast and tuned in C; they are rung in Veronese bell ringing-style by a local team founded in 1776, now called Scuola campanaria Verona.[1]
The church is similar in structure to the
Façade and exterior
The façade is divided into three vertical sections corresponding to the nave and the two aisles in the interior. Unfinished, the façade is mostly in brickwork. In the centre of the middle section is a simple rose window.
The 15th-century portal has two doors and is enclosed in a Gothic structure (1330) with arches supported by ornamental columns in red, black and white marble. The arches forms three
The architrave has three statues: the central and larger is a Madonna and Child of the Venetian school, while the other represents Saints Anastasia of Sirmium and Catherine of Alexandria at the Wheel.
The side sections of the façade, corresponding to the aisles, have large stained-glass, mullioned windows, flanked by two square belfries.
To the left of the church entrance, Guglielmo di Castelbarco, podestà of Verona, built an arch that became his tomb (Arca) anticipating the more famous Scaliger Tombs.
Interior
The interior, on the Latin cross plan, is divided into a nave and two aisles, with crossed vaults, separated by six columns each; the latter are in white or red Verona marble, with Gothic capitals. The four columns over the high altar show the coat of arms of the Castelbarco of Trento, a family who extensively contributed to the church's construction. Notable is the funerary monument to Cortesia Serego, on the left of the apse, which was finished in 1432 by Vincenzo di Stefano da Verona. It portrays the riding figure of Cortesia, clad with an armor and holding a commanding wand. His horse stands upon the sculpted sarcophagus, which has always been empty. The fresco part represents the Annunciation and the Saints Peter of Verona and Dominic.
The two stoups before the first two columns stands on two
The Pellegrini Chapel houses the late
The church ends with a large apse.
See also
- Basilica of San Zeno, Verona
- Church of San Fermo Maggiore, Verona
- Verona Cathedral of Santa Maria Matricolare
References
Sources
- Borelli, G. (1980). Chiese e monasteri di Verona. Verona: Banca popolare di Verona.
- Scuola Campanaria Verona (2010). "S Anastasia". Scuola Campanaria (in Italian). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
- Official website of L'Associazione Chiese Vive storiche di Verona. The association is responsible for protecting, promoting and maintaining the historical churches belonging to the Diocese of Verona.
- Scuola Campanaria Verona, Novena per la Madonna del Rosario, YouTube, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 11 October 2017 Concerto on the bells of S. Anastasia, Verona. 9 bells, cast 1839, tenor 1787 kg (35-0-20, 3,940 lbs), 143 cm tuned to C (in Italian "Do").