Historic churches in Vicenza

Historic Churches of Vicenza

Vicenza’s religious heritage spans centuries of architectural evolution, from the Gothic Santa Corona to Andrea Palladio’s Renaissance designs at Santa Maria Nova. This collection features a diverse range of worship spaces, including Baroque parishes like San Marco in San Girolamo and the Neoclassical San Filippo Neri. Visitors can explore unique structures like the Oratory of San Nicola da Tolentino and the historic monastic complexes of San Silvestro and San Pietro, which reflect the city's spiritual history through preserved frescoes and intricate facades.

Historic Churches of Vicenza — Map

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Santa Maria Nova, Vicenza

Santa Maria Nova is a Roman Catholic church in Vicenza attributed to 1578 designs by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio.

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Church of Santa Maria in Araceli

The church of Santa Maria in Araceli is a late-Baroque style church built in the late 17th century in Vicenza according to designs…

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Santa Corona, Vicenza

Santa Corona is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in Vicenza, region of Veneto, Italy.

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Chiesa di San Lorenzo

13th-century Gothic church built by the Franciscans. It is notable for its elaborate 14th-century portal featuring a lunette by sculptor Andriolo de Santi.

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San Marco in San Girolamo

The Church of San Marco in San Girolamo is a baroque parish church in Vicenza, northern Italy, built in the 18th century by the Discalced…

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Oratory of San Nicola da Tolentino, Vicenza

The Oratory of San Nicola da Tolentino is a small chapel-like structure located in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.

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San Gaetano, Vicenza

San Gaetano is a Roman Catholic church located on Corso Palladio #147 in the city of Vicenza, region of Veneto, Italy.

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Chiesa di San Vincenzo

Historic 16th-century church integrated into the long facade of the Monte di Pietà palace on Piazza dei Signori.

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Chiesa di Santa Croce in San Giacomo Martire - Carmini

14th-century church significantly rebuilt in the 19th century, featuring a Gothic portal and interior artworks by Veronese and Bassano.

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San Filippo Neri, Vicenza

San Filippo Neri, also called the Chiesa dei Filippini or San Marcello in San Filippo Neri, is a Neoclassical-style, Roman Catholic church…

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Chiesa di San Pietro

Former Benedictine nunnery and one of the city's oldest religious sites, featuring a 16th-century structure with a neoclassical facade added later.

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Chiesa di San Rocco

Renaissance church constructed in 1485 as a votive offering after a plague, featuring a simple brick facade and 16th-century interior paintings.

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Chiesa della Misericordia

Originally part of one of Vicenza's oldest hospitals and orphanages, this historic site now serves as an Orthodox place of worship.

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Chiesa di San Silvestro

Part of an 8th-century Benedictine monastery, this Romanesque-Gothic structure contains 14th-century frescoes and a high altar from the 1600s.

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Chiesa di Santo Stefano

Baroque church built between the late 17th and mid-18th centuries on the site of an ancient Romanesque place of worship.

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Oratorio del Gonfalone

16th-century oratory in Piazza Duomo, historically belonging to the Confraternity of the Gonfalone and featuring a richly decorated interior.

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Chiesa e convento di Santa Lucia

15th-century church and former convent of the Minim friars, characterized by its Baroque interior renovations and location in the Santa Lucia district.

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Santa Caterina

17th-century church formerly attached to a Benedictine convent, containing notable paintings by Tiepolo and Maffei.

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Capitello

Traditional religious street shrine.

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