San Vincenzo church

The Church of San Vincenzo is among the most important place of worship to be built in Modena in the 1600s. Commissioned by the House of Este, San Vincenzo was later restored in the early 1800s, and decorated with frescoes. On May 13, 1944, a bomb destroyed the sanctuary, the choir and a large portion of these frescoes, which were again restored. Recent work in cleaning the frescoed ceiling and walls has given new lustre to this magnificent edifice. Este dukes and other nobles are buried here.

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