Santa Maria Antica, Verona
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Santa Maria Antica is a
Roman Catholic church in Verona, Italy. The current church is Romanesque
in style and dates to 1185, rebuilt after the earthquake of 1117 destroyed the original building that dated back to the end of the period of Lombard domination in the 7th century. The only surviving remains of the 7th-century building is a fragment of black and white mosaic floor.
The current building was dedicated by the
basilica of San Zeno
. There are two lateral apses in tuff and cotto, and a central apse with two early 14th-century frescoes.
The exterior has alternate bands of
cotto, with small windows. The side-door is dominated by the arch of Cangrande I della Scala
, the soberest but most monumental of the family arches. Excavations have found a cemetery near the church, containing fifty 11th-century burials, some aligned north-south, some east-west.
The belltower contains two bells cast during the 17th century and rung in the
Veronese syle
.
Burials
- Alberto I della Scala
- Cangrande I della Scala
- Mastino II della Scala
- Cansignorio della Scala
- Alberto II della Scala
Gallery
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Tomb of Cangrande above the entrance porch. -
View of the Interior -
The high altar
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45°26′37″N 10°59′57″E / 45.443675°N 10.999073°E
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