Chiesa del Voto, Modena

  • Votive Church
  • Chiesa del Voto (Italian)
Facade and Dome of Chiesa del Voto
Religion
AffiliationCatholic
Location
Geographic coordinates44°38′50″N 10°55′31″E / 44.6473°N 10.9254°E / 44.6473; 10.9254
Architecture
Architect(s)Cristoforo Malagola
Completed1634

The church of Chiesa del Voto or Votive Church of Modena is a Baroque style church in the city of Modena, Italy. It is located near the town center, and was built to give thanks for the cessation of the plague of 1630. Older texts cite a full name of the church of the Madonna Santissima del voto della Città.[1]

  1. ^ Modena a tre epoche. Descrizioni del Conte L. F. e Marchese C. Campori, by Count Luigi Forni (Modena); 1844, page 20.