Basilica of Sant'Abbondio |
Landmark |
| About & History: The Basilica of Sant'Abbondio rises outside the walls of Como, under the Monte Croce, along a stretch of the Via Regina which is an important area of worship due to the presence of some Roman necropolis and, from the 5th century, of the Church of Saints Cosmas and Damiano and of the Basilica apostolorum. During the ninth century the church assumed the dedication to St. Abbondio, which was buried four centuries before; however, it has now been excluded that it was the seat of the bishop of Como, as instead a long thought by some voices of the local historiography.
In 1010 the bishop of Alberico installed a community of Benedictine monks near the basilica, which soon reached a prominent position in the diocese thanks to the recognition of public and ecclesiastical powers and a substantial patrimony. The trades began the reconstruction of the basilica: demolished the early Christian structure, the church was better built in Romanesque forms and consecrated by Urban II in 1095, but important interventions were promoted in the following two centuries, with the construction of an atrium porticato a shelter of the facade - probably dedicated to pilgrims - and, in the fourteenth century, with the pictorial decoration of the apse. |
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Unrated |
Cost Scale:
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| Email: info@santabbondio.eu |
Phone: +39 031 304518 |
| Address: Via Regina Teodolinda, 35, 22100 Como CO |
Open Hours & Days: Open every day from 8.00 AM to 6:00 PM
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| How to Reach: Only 10 minutes walking from San Giovanni Train Station in Como. |
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| Added on: 2018-06-08 15:56:30 |
Last Update: 2018-06-08 15:56:30 |
| Website: http://www.santabbondio.eu |
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