Also known as:
Italian: Abbazia di Polirone, Monastero di San Benedetto in Polirone, Abbazia di San Benedetto Po
SAN BENEDETTO POLIRONE - Interior of the abbey church. Central nave of the 13th century transformed on a design by Giulio Romano (1538-42).
SAN BENEDETTO PO, ABBEY OF. - Ancient Benedictine abbey in the province and diocese of Mantua, in the village today called S. Benedetto Po. The ancient name derived from the confluence of the Lirone, now buried, with the Po.
The abbey was founded by Count Tebaldo in 984 and enriched by donations from Countess Matilda, whose tomb is pointed out in the abbey church called that of Sts. Florian and Benedict; this was originally in Romanesque style; it was rebuilt in 1246 with three naves divided by columns with groin vaults, and the cloister and the tall bell tower were annexed to it. Giulio Romano transformed it between 1538-42. In the choir are 32 terracotta statuettes by A. Begarelli. Notable is the nearby church of the Immacolata, of the 12th century, which preserves a mosaic pavement with the cardinal Virtues and fantastic animals, dated to 1151.
Bibliography4 worksR. Bellodi, Il monastero di S. B. P. nella storia e nell'arte, Mantova 1905; A. Kingsley-Porter, Lombard architecture, III, Nuova-Haven 1917
BIBL.: R. Bellodi, Il monastero di S. B. P. nella storia e nell'arte, Mantova 1905; A. Kingsley-Porter, Lombard architecture, III, Nuova-Haven 1917, pp. 358-62; P. Toesca, Stor. dell'arte ital., I, Il medioevo, Torino 1927, p. 1082; Cottineau, II, coll. 2314-15.
Josi, Enrico. “San Benedetto Polirone.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 1746. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/san-benedetto-polirone.
MLA
Josi, Enrico. “San Benedetto Polirone.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 1746. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/san-benedetto-polirone.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec10_san_benedetto_polirone,
author = {Josi, Enrico},
title = {San Benedetto Polirone},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {X},
pages = {1746},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1953},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/san-benedetto-polirone}
}
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