San Pietro d'Alcantara, Parma

The church of San Pietro d'Alcantara is found on via Padre Onorio in Parma. The church is dedicated to the canonized Franciscan friar, Peter of Alcantara.

History edit

Construction at this site began in 1706, next to a reformed Franciscan monastery. In 1810, Napoleon closed the monastery. The church was not reconsecrated till 1927.

Art edit

Artworks in San Pietro include:

Glory of St. Peter of Alcantara, by Clemente Ruta (1736)^{[citation needed]}
Pentecost, by Gaspare Traversi (1758)^[1]

References edit

^ Rowlands, Eliot Wooldridge (1996). The Collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Italian paintings, 1300-1800. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-942614-25-1.

44°47′48.06″N 10°20′03.93″E / 44.7966833°N 10.3344250°E / 44.7966833; 10.3344250

[1] Rowlands, Eliot Wooldridge (1996). The Collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Italian paintings, 1300-1800. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-942614-25-1.

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