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[[image:Absidi di sant'abbondio a como, fine xi secolo.jpg|thumb|260px|Apse area of Sant'Abbondio.]] |
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The '''Basilica of Sant'Abbondio''' is a church in [[Como]], [[Lombardy]], northern [[Italy]]. |
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The current edifice rises over a pre-existing 5th century Palaeo-Christian church entitled to [[Saint Peter|Sts. Peter]] and [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]], built by order of [[St. Amantius of Como]], third bishop of the city. Erected c. 1 km outside the city's walls, it was intended to house several relics of the two saints which Amantius had brought from Rome. |
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The basilica acted as bishop's seat until [[1007]]. Six years later bishop Alberic moved the seat within the walls. The basilica was then entrusted to the Benedictines who, between [[1050]] and [[1095]], rebuilt it in [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style. The new edifice was dedicated to Amantius' successor, [[Abundius]]. The structures of the Palaeo-Christian church, discovered in 1863 during a restoration, are still marked by black and pale marble stones in the pavement. |
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The new basilica had a nave and four aisles. It was consecrated by pope [[Urban II]] on [[June 3]] [[1095]]. |
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The church has two notable belltowers rising at the end of the external aisles, in the middle of the nave. The sober façade, once preceded by a portico, has seven windows and a portal. Notable is the external decoration of the choir's windows. There are also Romanesque bas-reliefs and, in the apse, a notable cycle of mid-14th century frescoes. Under the high altar are the Abundius' relics. |
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The medieval monastery annexed to the church, recently restored, will act as the seat of the local faculty of Jurisprudence. |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.medioevo.org/artemedievale/Pages/Lombardia/SantAbbondioaComo.html Page at Arte nel Medioevo] {{it icon}} |
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[[category:Churches in Lombardy|Abbondio]] |
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[[category:11th century architecture]] |
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[[category:Romanesque architecture]] |
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