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BASILICA DI SANTO STEFANO

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Piazza Santo Stefano, Bologna, Italy
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It is not a single church but a group of four churches (originally seven) in which twelve Benedictine monks still reside today. First we enter the 11th century church of the Crucifix (Chiesa del Crocifisso). A staircase on the left leads to the Pietà d'Angelo Piò and gives access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (del San Sepolcro), from the same period and containing the tomb of Saint Petronius. Its dome was, until 1804, decorated with frescoes. This is no longer the case today, but the mystical atmosphere still reigns in this church. We then pass into the Courtyard of Pilate (Cortile di Pilato), a regular quadrilateral where the restored facade of the Church of the Holy Trinity is located to the east. In the centre is the "Pilate's basin", a stone basin where Pontius Pilate is said to have washed his hands after Christ's death sentence. This Lombard work is actually dated between 730 and 740. After the Church of the Trinity (della Trinità), a transverse church with five naves dating back to the 13th century, you reach the cloister. From there, you can reach the small museum where some of the paintings are exhibited. Finally, the Basilica of Saints Vitale and Agricola, overlooking the picturesque Piazza Santo Stefano, is the one that has best maintained the characteristics of the Lombard Romanesque style. It is also the oldest in the city. Chapels, crypts, cloisters are linked together in a unique composition, giving off an atmosphere of great serenity.

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mariaqueixa
Visited in september 2018
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La visite de cette église est un incontournable de Bologna. C'est très surprenant de rentrer dans une église et se retrouver avec plusieurs églises interconnectées. Ce sont vraiment des petits bijoux anciens, dont un temple sous forme de rotonde et un petit cloître.
georgetta
Visited in june 2018
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Très belle Basilique, monument central de la ville. Construction impressionnante, panorama possible en hauteur, de belles oeuvre picturales à l'intérieur. Nous recommandons vivement !
Manej
Visited in february 2017
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Superbe basilique "tout en un". On y effectue véritablement un voyage dans le temps et mérite bien son surnom de "7 églises".
mlaure963
Visited in august 2017
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très bel édifice sur une belle place, composé de plusieurs basilique que nous découvrons au fur à mesure de notre visite
Geoje
Visited in october 2016
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Un endroit merveilleux. Magnifique place pour y accéder et à l’intérieur, on va de surprises en surprise en passant de basilique en basilique (de siècle en siècle). C'est vraiment l'endroit à ne pas manquer à Bologne

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