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Construction
Construction of Pontremoli Cathedral
building in Pontremoli, Italy
- 1636
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building in Pontremoli, Italy
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building in Pontremoli, Italy
As an ex-voto of gratitude to the Virgin for the waning of the plague of 1622, the present church was erected between 1636 and 1687 using designs by the architect Alessandro Capra. On July 7, 1630, the General Council of the city deliberated to build up a temple in honour of the Madonna del Popolo in a place where previously existed a Marian church.
The Neo-Renaissance style facade was erected in 1926 by the architect Vincenzo Micheli.
The interior was frescoed by Francesco Natali with later artists adding stucco decoration. The church has a 13th-century icon of the Madonna del Popolo who is raffigurated as a Black Madonna.
Among the paintings in the church are the following:
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