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Santa Fosca (other)
Santa Fosca may refer to: * Fusca of Ravenna Fusca of Ravenna is a child martyr killed ca. 250 AD in Ravenna, Italy under the persecutions of Decius. Her nurse, Marura, was martyred with her. She is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. The presence of a column painting of the sa ... (died c. 250), a child saint of the Roman Catholic Church * Santa Fosca, Venice, a church named after and dedicated to Fusca of Ravenna * Church of Santa Fosca, a different church in Venice that is part of the Torcello Cathedral, also dedicated to Fusca of Ravenna {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusca Of Ravenna
Fusca of Ravenna is a child martyr killed ca. 250 AD in Ravenna, Italy under the persecutions of Decius. Her nurse, Marura, was martyred with her. She is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. The presence of a column painting of the saint at the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem Bethlehem (; ar, بيت لحم ; he, בֵּית לֶחֶם '' '') is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000,Amara, 1999p. 18.Brynen, 2000p. 202. and it is the capital ... has provoked scholarly interest. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Fusca Of Ravenna Christian child saints 3rd-century Christian martyrs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Fosca, Venice
left, Angel thurifer thirteenth century Santa Fosca is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio of Venezia, Italy. Adjacent to the Strada Nova, it faces the campo of Santa Fosca. The church is named after, and dedicated to, the child saint Fusca of Ravenna. On the campo stands the monument with a bronze statue of Paolo Sarpi, who was reported to have been stabbed here by papal mercenaries. Documents attest to a church of this name dating to the 10th century. The present building dates to reconstructions beginning in the 18th century. The facade (1733-1741), designed by Domenico Rossi, was built with the patronage of the patrician Donà family. That family once occupied the adjacent Palazzo Giovanelli. The church now belongs to the parish of San Marcuola. The interior has a ''Trinity and the Virgin'' by Filippo Bianchi; while the ''Life of Santa Fosca'' altarpieces were painted by Francesco Migliori Francesco Migliori, also known as Francesco Megliori (c. 1684 -1734) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |