Reggio Emilia

Basilica of San Prospero (Basilica di San Prospero)

Edited by

Daniele Pascale

Places of worship

Other denominations

Chiesa parrocchiale di San Prospero / Basilica di San Prospero / Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Prospero

D'Este's People

Francesco I

Artists / Humanists

Bartolomeo Spani, Camillo Procaccini, Cristoforo Canozi, Cristoforo de Venetiis, Francesco Monti, Francesco Stringa, Giovanni Battista Cattani, Girolamo Beltrami, Giulio Romano, Jean Boulanger, Lorenzo Canozi, Luca da Viano, Ludovico Carracci, Matteo Fiorentino, Michelangelo Anselmi, Nicolò Patarazzi, Prospero Sogari, Tommaso Laureti

Description

The basilica of San Prospero, the true civic church of Reggio and repository of the patron saint’s relics, dominates the ‘little square’, just as the cathedral stands on the ‘big square’. Of ancient origins (it was founded in 997), it was completely rebuilt in the first half of the 16th century in a simple Renaissance style at the initiative of the Reggio community. A worthy addition to the new basilica was the original octagonal bell tower, possibly designed by Giulio Romano. The beautiful façade is instead the result of 18th-century interventions.

Although the interior has been repeatedly stripped of its best works by the Este family (a famous case being that of Correggio’s Nativity), it still retains a considerable collection of works, notably Camillo Porcaccini’s magnificent Last Judgement, frescoed on the apse basin.

Useful information

Address

piazza S. Prospero

Municipality

REGGIO NELL`EMILIA

Province

Reggio Emilia

Diocese

Diocesi di Reggio Emilia-Guastalla

Visitability of the place

Open to visits

Themes

Religious ceremony (wedding, funeral, burial,...)

Website

https://turismo.comune.re.it/it/reggio-emilia/scopri-il-territorio/arte-e-cultura/chiese-pievi-battisteri/basilica-di-san-prospero

Tourer

https://www.tourer.it/mappa?id=1986