Ravenna: Church
Places and attractions in the Church category
Basilica di San Vitale
Colorful mosaics in a 6th-century church The Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, is a masterpiece of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture that continues to captivate visitors from around the world. Nestled in the heart of Ravenna, this 6th-century church is renowned for its stunning mosaics...
Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe
Colorful mosaics in a 6th-century church The Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe is an exquisite example of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture, located just a short distance from the center of Ravenna, Italy. This ancient church, consecrated in 549 AD, stands as a testament to the rich religious...
Baptistery of Neon
Baptistery with Byzantine mosaics The Baptistery of Neon is one of the most remarkable religious buildings in Ravenna, Italy, and a site of immense historical and artistic significance. Dating back to the early 5th century, it is named after Bishop Neon who oversaw its completion and is renowned for...
Arian Baptistery
5th-century UNESCO-listed baptistery The Arian Baptistry in Ravenna, Italy is a Christian baptismal building that was erected by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great between the end of the 5th century and the beginning of the 6th century A.D. at the same time as the Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo.
Santa Maria del Suffragio
Santa Maria del Suffragio is a Late-Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Serafino Ferruzzi in Ravenna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.
Ravenna Cathedral
Ravenna Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ in the city of Ravenna, Italy. Formerly the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Ravenna, it is now the seat of the archbishops of Ravenna-Cervia. It was granted the status of a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII on 7 October 1960.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
San Giovanni Battista is a baroque church in the historic center of Ravenna, Italy, built in 1689 by Pietro Grossi. The church here, a three-nave basilica, was built in the 6th century. In 1688, it was strongly damaged by an earthquake, demolished, and a new building was constructed in the same place.
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
6th-century basilica church with mosaics The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo is a basilica church in Ravenna, Italy. It was erected by the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great as his palace chapel during the first quarter of the 6th century. This Arian church was originally dedicated in 504 AD to "Christ the Redeemer".
Basilica di San Francesco
The Basilica of San Francesco is a major church in Ravenna. It was first built in 450 by Neo, bishop of Ravenna, and dedicated to saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was later also known as the Church of the Apostles.
St. John the Evangelist Church
San Giovanni Evangelista is a church in Ravenna, Italy. It was built in the fifth century AD by the Roman imperial princess Galla Placidia. In the Middle Ages the Benedictines annexed to it an important monastery.
Archbishop's Chapel
The Archbishop's Chapel is a chapel on the first floor of the bishops' palace in Ravenna, Italy, the smallest of the famous mosaic sites of the city. It is a private oratory of Trinitarian bishops dating from the turn of the 6th century. Although commonly attributed to St.
Basilika Santa Maria in Porto
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Porto was an important church in Ravenna, not far from Porta Nuova, on the via Roma, the north-south high street across the historic city centre. It houses the Greek Madonna.
Church of the Holy Spirit
Spirito Santo church - a church in Rawenna, built in the 6th century as the Arian cathedral. After the death of King Teodoric the Great, he was taken over by Catholics. In the years 1607–1797 he belonged to the theatins. It is...
Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli
The church of Santa Maria degli Angeli is a Catholic place of worship in the center of Ravenna, located at 6 Via Oberdan, home of the rectory of the same name falling within the territory of the parish of San Giovanni in Fonte.
Santa Giustina
The church of Santa Giustina is a Catholic place of worship in the historic center of Ravenna, located in Piazza Duomo, to the right of the cathedral; it falls within the territory of the parish of San Giovanni in Fonte and is the seat of the...
Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a Catholic place of worship in the city of Ravenna, not far from the Basilica of San Vitale and the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
St. Roch Church
The church of San Rocco is a Catholic place of worship in the city of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, the seat of the parish of the same name, one of the most populous in the archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Santa Maria Maddalena is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Ricci #10 in Ravenna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. The church was designed by Camaldolese monk Fausto Pellicciotti, and erected between 1748 and 1750, likely on the site of a church named Santa Maria in Luminibus or in Luminaria.
Church of the Holy Cross
The church of Santa Croce is a church built in Ravenna by the Roman empress Galla Placidia; between the late 14th century and the early 17th century the imposing church was mutilated of some of its parts.
Chiesa di San Romualdo
The church of San Romualdo is located in the historic center of Ravenna, at the intersection of Via Alfredo Baccarini and Via Nicolò Rondinelli; closed to worship but not deconsecrated, it falls within the territory of the parish of Sant'Agata...
Chiesa di San Carlino
The church of San Carlino is a religious building in the city of Ravenna located on Via Tombesi dall'Ova, near the basilica of Sant'Agata Maggiore.
Church of San Biagio
The church of San Biagio is a Catholic place of worship in the city of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, the seat of the parish of the same name belonging to the archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.
Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo
The church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo church of St. Jan and Paweł, also known as Chiesa di Sant'angelo Custode or Santi Angeli Custodi - a Roman Catholic church in Ravenna, probably built in the 6th century and rebuilt in the 18th century in the Baroque style.