Kirkot Ferrarassa

Ferrara's Sacred Sites

Churches and convents inside Ferrara's walls, from the 12th-century cathedral to quiet cloisters where the Este family and their court are buried.

A

Ferrara Cathedral

The city's main church, consecrated in 1135, with a richly carved façade and a museum of its treasures nearby.

B

A Benedictine convent with medieval frescoes in its inner chapels, still home to a community of nuns.

C

A convent of Poor Clare nuns where several members of the Este family, including Lucrezia Borgia, are buried.

D

A large Renaissance basilica, rebuilt in the late 15th century, linked to a 12th-century Eucharistic miracle.

E

The site of Ferrara's first cathedral, just south of the walls, with a Renaissance bell tower and the tomb of Bishop Lorenzo Roverella.

F

A small Baroque church on Corso Giovecca, with an unusual oval interior.

G

The Jesuit church, known for a dramatic terracotta Lamentation group by Guido Mazzoni.

H

A Carmelite church rebuilt after the 1570 earthquake, with a cloister next door.