Church of San Fermo Maggiore | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Location | |
Location | Verona, Veneto, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 45°26′21″N 11°00′00″E / 45.43917°N 11.00000°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Romanesque and Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 11th century |
Completed | 15th century |
San Fermo Maggiore is a Romanesque and Gothic church in central Verona. It is dedicated to Saints Firmus and Rusticus, brothers who are local martyrs from the 3rd century.
The exterior has a roofline with pinnacles, and the church once held the tomb of a member of the Scaligers. The interior has many medieval frescos, as well as later decoration, including the Brenzoni Monument (discussed below), an altarpiece of St Francis of Assisi by Giovanni Battista Belloti, whilst Veronese's Bevilacqua-Lazise Altarpiece was originally painted for a funerary chapel in the church. A crucifixion on the counter-façade is one of Turone's most significant works.