San Matteo con Cortile is a former Roman Catholic church in the historic centre of Verona, Italy dedicated to Matthew the Apostle. It was constructed in the medieval period on the site of a Roman temple of Janus. The building was deconsecrated in 1806 and it was used for various purposes, and it currently houses a restaurant and pizzeria.
| San Matteo con Cortile | |
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Chiesa di San Matteo | |
.jpg) The former church in 2014 | |
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| 45°26′30.3″N 10°59′38.0″E / 45.441750°N 10.993889°E | |
| Location | Verona, Province of Verona |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.smatteo.it |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | Before 1105 |
| Dedication | Matthew the Apostle |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Deconsecrated |
| Closed | 1806 |
History edit
The site of the church is believed to have originally been occupied by a Roman temple dedicated to the god Janus. Some parts of the temple still exist and are preserved beneath the church.[1] The church was constructed in the medieval period,[2] and the oldest known reference to it dates back to 1105 when part of it was donated to the Pomposa Abbey.[3]
The church was deconsecrated in 1806, and since then the building has been used for various purposes. During World War I it was converted into a warehouse and a laundry. The church was subsequently used as an artisan carpentry workshop, and in the 1990s it was restored and converted into a restaurant and pizzeria called San Matteo Church.[3][4]
Architecture edit
The church is located in a side street of Corso Porta Borsari, near the Roman Porta Borsari. The 1990s restoration and conversion to a restaurant respected the original building and created a mezzanine level in the former nave.[2]
References edit
- ^ Cerpelloni, Marco (2019). "Tempio di Giano Visita a 360°". larena.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b "San Matteo Church". verona.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Chi siamo". S. Matteo Church (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Il locale". San Matteo Church (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
External links edit
Media related to San Matteo (Verona) at Wikimedia Commons