Madonna del Terremoto (Mantua)

Church of the Madonna del Terremoto

Façade with dome of the Basilica di Sant'Andrea in background
Basic information
Location Mantua, Italy
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Architectural description
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Baroque
Groundbreaking 1754

The Church of the Madonna del Terremoto (Madonna of the Earthquake) is a small Baroque style, Roman Catholic church in central Mantua, region of Lombardy, Italy.

The small votive church was built in 1754 in gratitude to the Virgin for her perceived protection after the earthquake of 1693. The Baroque church contained, at one time, two altarpieces by Giuseppe Bazzani, the Adoration by the Shepherds and a Pietà. They are now in the Diocesan museum in Mantua.

Coordinates: 45°09′36″N 10°47′34″E / 45.1600°N 10.7929°E / 45.1600; 10.7929

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