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San Matteo con Cortile, Verona

Coordinates: 45°26′30.3″N 10°59′38.0″E / 45.441750°N 10.993889°E / 45.441750; 10.993889
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San Matteo con Cortile
Chiesa di San Matteo
The former church in 2014
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45°26′30.3″N 10°59′38.0″E / 45.441750°N 10.993889°E / 45.441750; 10.993889
LocationVerona, Province of Verona
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.smatteo.it
History
StatusChurch
FoundedBefore 1105
DedicationMatthew the Apostle
Architecture
Functional statusDeconsecrated
Closed1806

San Matteo con Cortile is a former Roman Catholic church in the historic centre of Verona, Italy dedicated to Matthew the Apostle. It was constructed in the medieval period on the site of a Roman temple of Janus. The building was deconsecrated in 1806 and it was used for various purposes, and it currently houses a restaurant and pizzeria.

History

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The site of the church is believed to have originally been occupied by a Roman temple dedicated to the god Janus. Some parts of the temple still exist and are preserved beneath the church.[1] The church was constructed in the medieval period,[2] and the oldest known reference to it dates back to 1105 when part of it was donated to the Pomposa Abbey.[3]

The church was deconsecrated in 1806, and since then the building has been used for various purposes. During World War I it was converted into a warehouse and a laundry. The church was subsequently used as an artisan carpentry workshop, and in the 1990s it was restored and converted into a restaurant and pizzeria called San Matteo Church.[3][4]

Architecture

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The church is located in a side street of Corso Porta Borsari, near the Roman Porta Borsari. The 1990s restoration and conversion to a restaurant respected the original building and created a mezzanine level in the former nave.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cerpelloni, Marco (2019). "Tempio di Giano Visita a 360°". larena.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "San Matteo Church". verona.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Chi siamo". S. Matteo Church (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Il locale". San Matteo Church (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
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