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Sant'Alessandro, Brescia

Coordinates: 45°32′07″N 10°13′24″E / 45.5353°N 10.2233°E / 45.5353; 10.2233
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Sant'Alessandro is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic parish church located on Via Moretto, 73/A in Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Facade

History

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The first church at the site was founded in 1153, adjacent to a hospital, by the 15th-century it had been granted to the Servite nuns. The church was consecrated in 1466, then rebuilt in Baroque style in 1784, but the facade was only completed by 1891. A fountain is present in the square in front.[1]

Among the interior altarpiece paintings are:

Over the entrance doorway are paintings of the Lives of Saints Alexander and Filippo Benizzi by Girolamo Rossi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Turismo Brescia entry.
  2. ^ "High Altarpiece, S. Alessandro, Brescia". National Gallery. London. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. ^ Guida di Brescia rapporto alle arti ed ai monumenti antichi e moderni, by Federico Odorici (1853), page 84-86.

45°32′07″N 10°13′24″E / 45.5353°N 10.2233°E / 45.5353; 10.2233