San Carlo is a
Baroque
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-style, former
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
church in
Modena
Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025.
A town, and seat of an archbis ...
, Italy. It has been deconsecrated and is used as an auditorium.
History
Construction of the present church began in 1664 using designs of
Bartolomeo Avanzini
Bartolomeo Avanzini (1608–1658) was an Italian architect of the Baroque period, active mainly in Modena, Sassuolo and Reggio Emilia.
The design for the Palazzo Ducale of Modena has been attributed to Avanzini, though between 1631 and 1634 Girola ...
. The apse has a large painting ''
San Carlo Borromeo
Charles Borromeo (; ; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was made a cardinal in 1560.
Borromeo founded the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and was ...
among the people of Milan afflicted by the plague of 1576'' by
Marcantonio Franceschini
Marcantonio Franceschini (; 1648 – 24 December 1729) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mostly in his native Bologna. He was the father and teacher of Giacomo Franceschini.''The picture collector's manual'' by James R. Hob ...
.
Turismo of the Comune of Modena
References
Roman Catholic churches in Modena
Baroque architecture in Modena
17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
1664 establishments in Italy
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