Parrocchia Sant'Egidio

Local nameChiesa di Sant'Egidio
LocationMantua, Italy

The church of Sant'Egidio is located in the historic center of Mantua on Via Pietro Frattini. A church was located on the site likely by the 9th century, but is documented from the year 1151 in a bull by Pope Eugenius III . In 1540, the chapel of the Valenti was built, commissioned by the last will of Valente Valenti, courtier in the Gonzaga Duchy. Beginning in 1721, the church underwent a major reconstruction, and the present facade dates to that time. In 1777, the cardinal Luigi Valenti reconstructed the family chapel.

The interior, mainly the semicircular apse, contains the following canvases:

Tags Place of WorshipCatholicChurchChristian
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant'Egidio_(Mantua)

Official website http://www.parrocchiasantegidio.it/

Address Via Pietro Frattini, 36, Mantova, Italia

Coordinates 45°9'12.032" N 10°47'40.133" E

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