Churches and places of worship Parme

It is located next to the cathedral of Parma and is considered a fusion between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Construction began in 1216 and ended in 1270. The exterior is built of marble and has an octagonal shape that is a symbol of eternity. The elements that compose it are Roman, however, the arrangement was made in a typically Gothic way.

One of the most important churches of Romanesque architecture in Italy, the the Cathedral of Parma has been built between the eleventh and twelfth century, in a location near the ancient Roman city walls. Wonderful and worthy of particular note is it

One of the oldest churches in the center of the medieval city, it was originally built in the eleventh century and then later in the seventeenth century it has been entirely rebuilt. Inside a beautiful chapel of Our Lady of Constantinople.

Built in the thirteenth century, a Gothic church extending in length more than the Cathedral itself, it was the ancient seat of the Franciscans, over the centuries it became one of the most important church in the city of Parma.

Outside the walls of the old town, after crossing the Ponte di Mezzo just few meters away from the river, rises from 1566 the church of SS. Annunziata, one of the most important monuments of mannerism.

In the ancient Oltretorrente and near Ponte di Mezzo, there is this church built in 1617, as headquarters of the brotherhood of the Stigmata St. Francis. Inside there is a wonderful dome with the fresco by Galeotti.

It 's the most important monastic complex in the city of Parma, including a church, the monastery and the old pharmacy. Built in the tenth century on a previous speaker, it was entirely rebuilt after the fire of 1477.

Located in a position almost adjacent to the central square Garibaldi, the beautiful church founded in 1521 is one of the finest examples of churches of central plane of the first half of the XVI.

The Oratory dates back to 1663 and is accessible from the loggia of Palazzo Vecchio. Inside, it is divided into three naves, separated by grooved columns in stucco and is enriched by frescoes decorations, the work of Giovanni Maria Conti, which cover the lunettes with flower motifs and fruits, in addition to the depictions of Saints and Blesseds of the city. In the Oratory there is the tomb of Rodolfo Tanzi, knight of the Teutonic Order and benefactor, who founded the city institution of the Hospital of Misericordia.