San Giovanni Battista, Pesaro

San Giovanni Battista is a church located on Via Passeri #98 in central Pesaro, region of Marche, Italy.

History

The church was erected on the site of a former mausoleum constructed by Alessandro Sforza, and which was razed in 1536 by the Duke Francesco Maria I Della Rovere.^{[citation needed]} The church and an adjacent convent were commissioned in 1543 by the Franciscan Minorites of Osservanza.^{[citation needed]}

The original plan was by Girolamo Genga,^{[citation needed]} but on his death in 1551, work proceeded under his son Bartolomeo, who died 7 years later.^{[citation needed]} Paucity of funds, meant construction on the church continued till formal consecration in 1656.^{[citation needed]} The facade remains unfinished.^{[citation needed]}

The interiors underwent refurbishment in the 17th century, with the elimination of some of the lateral altars.^{[citation needed]} The church housed tombs for many of the prominent families of Pesaro, including the Almerici, Antaldi, Baldassini, Gavardini, and Perticari.^{[citation needed]}

The suppression of the Augustinians in 1860 expelled the monks, and in 1867, the convent was ceded to the city which used it for barracks.^{[citation needed]} In 1975, it was again ceded to the frati Minori.^[1]

An inventory from 1864 lists the following artworks in the nave and flanking chapels:^[2]

Nativity with Adoration of Shepherds by a follower of Giulio Cesare Begni.
Santissima Annunziata di Firenze (1544) by Giovanni Battista Clarici.
Madonna and child with Saints Lucy, John the Baptist, and St Francis (19th century) by P. Atanasio of Rimini.
Dead Christ with Angels and Head of John the Baptist attributed to Marco Zoppo, found in sacristy.

References

^ Text originally from testo liberamente tratto da: Giovanna Patrignani, Pesaro. La Radio storia della Città, Pesaro, 2008, pp. 66–67 . cited in Pesaro Cultura website.
^ Guida di Pesaro, pp. 150–152.

External links

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[1] Text originally from testo liberamente tratto da: Giovanna Patrignani, Pesaro. La Radio storia della Città, Pesaro, 2008, pp. 66–67 . cited in Pesaro Cultura website.

[2] Guida di Pesaro, pp. 150–152.

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