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Churches in Bologna

San Sepolcro

In 1700, when Bologna had a population of 64,000, roughly one sixth of the total surface area of the city was covered by over 200 churches, oratories, convents and monasteries. Most are still there, though quite a few have been converted to other uses.

Corpus Domini

Home of Bologna's Holy Mummy

Madonna del Monte

Romanesque Rotunda engulfed in a Villa

Oratorio di San Rocco

Now a Concert Hall

Sala Bolognese

With a Lombard Romanesque Church

San Benedetto

A Forgotten Baroque Church

San Colombano/Collezione Tagliavini

Baroque Frescoes and Harpsichords

San Domenico

Treasurehouse of Art

San Francesco

Serene Gothic Beauty

San Giacomo Maggiore

Parish Church of the Bentivoglio Tyrants

San Giovanni in Monte

One of Bologna's Oldest Churches

Santuario della Madonna di San Luca

The Church on the Hill

San Martino

The Church of the Carmelites

San Michele in Bosco

Balcony over Bologna

San Niccolò degli Albari

Petite, and Often Forgotten

San Paolo Maggiore

With a Masterpiece by Alessandro Algardi

San Petronio

The Really Big One

San Pietro

Bologna's Half-Forgotten Cathedral

San Procolo

One of Bologna's First Martyrs

Santo Stefano

The Seven Churches

Santa Cristina

The Church of Gregorian Chant

Santa Maria della Pioggia

St Mary of the Rain

Santa Maria dei Servi

Bologna's Gothic Jewel

Santa Maria della Vita

The 'Scream in Stone'

Santi Bartolomeo e Gaetano

Theatine Theatricality

Santi Gregorio e Siro

With Annibale Carracci's altarpiece

Santi Vitale e Agricola in Arena

Dedicated to two early Bolognese martyrs

Santissimo Salvatore

Where English Students Came to Pray

Spirito Santo

Oratorio dei Celestini

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by Renaud Camus