Santa Maria del Suffragio, Ravenna

Santa Maria del Suffragio is a Late-Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Serafino Ferruzzi in Ravenna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.

For other churches of the same name, see Santa Maria del Suffragio.
Church of Santa Maria del Suffragio (Intercession) in Ravenna (consecrated 1728)

The church was designed by Francesco Fontana, son of Carlo Fontana, and erected between 1701 and 1728. The church was commissioned by the Confraternity of Beata Vergine dei Suffragi. The layout of the church is octagonal. Antonio Martinetti sculpted the eight stucco statues of the inside. The main altarpiece is by Andrea Barbiani.[1] The statues and bas-reliefs of the façade are by Celio and Giovanni Toschini.[2]

References
  1. Turismo Ravenna, website.
  2. Guida di Ravenna: con compendio storico della città, by Gaspare Ribuffi, page 63.


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