ESTE (Pd) - Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie

Santa Maria delle Grazie is a Baroque style basilica located in the city of Este in the province of Padua. Inside the sanctuary is the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Grace, transferred from the sack of Constantinople and finally crowned by Pope Pius VII on 10 December 1822. A church on the site, but smaller and with a different orientation, was erected in 1478, sponsored by the last will of Prince Taddeo d'Este. The original church was located outside the city walls in association with a Dominican convent. The church was rebuilt starting in 1717 with a single nave. In 1736 the demolition of the old church began, which led to the discovery of a fresco depicting the Pietà, which became a reason for veneration. The interior houses, in the apse, the main altarpiece depicting a Byzantine icon of the Madonna delle Grazie, donated to Este by the Venetians. A finely carved wooden choir is arranged in a U shape. Along the nave there are niches with 15 stone sculptures of saints, prophets and allegories, sculpted by Pietro Zandomeneghi (1806-1866) and Valentino Panciera, known as Besarel. In the center of the nave is a late 19th century fresco depicting the Coronation of the Virgin by Giovanni Battista Baldi. Baldi also painted the four evangelists in the spandrels of the dome, as well as the medallions along the nave depicting the doctors of the church and four allegories of the virtues. Music by Whitesand - Title: Among the Stars    • Beautiful Instrumental Piano Music - Among...   Website - https://whitesandcomposer.com/ Support making these tracks -   / whitesand   Buy My Music - https://whitesand.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3GXun... Filmed with SONY RX10M3 in 4K.