Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata

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The Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata is a prominent Renaissance church in Parma, Italy, renowned for its rich artistic decoration and historical role as a burial site of the Farnese dukes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance church
Roman Catholic church
sanctuary
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
cityCenterLocation historic center of Parma
completionDate 1539
contains tomb of Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma
tomb of Antonio Farnese
tomb of Francesco Farnese
tomb of Ottavio Farnese
tomb of Ranuccio I Farnese
tomb of Ranuccio II Farnese
tomb of the Farnese dukes of Parma
country Italy
dedicatedTo Madonna della Steccata
Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholic
floorPlan Greek-cross plan
function place of worship
governingBody Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parma
groundbreakingDate 1521
hasArchitect Bernardino Zaccagni
Gian Francesco Zaccagni
Giovanni Francesco Testa
hasArtworkBy Bernardino Gatti
Girolamo Bedoli
surface form: Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli

Lattanzio Gambara
Michelangelo Anselmi
Parmigianino
hasBellTower yes
hasChapel Cappella del Sacramento
Cappella della Vergine
hasDome yes
hasFaçadeStyle Renaissance
hasOrgan pipe organ
heritageDesignation monument of historical and artistic interest
inception 1520s
liturgicalUse Catholic liturgy
locatedIn Emilia-Romagna
Parma
material brick
near Piazza della Steccata, Parma
notableFor burial site of the Farnese dukes of Parma
fresco decorations
rich artistic decoration
regionallySignificantFor Renaissance art in Emilia-Romagna
roofType domed roof
touristAttraction yes

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Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma burialPlace Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata
Santa Maria della Steccata alsoKnownAs Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata
this entity surface form: Basilica della Steccata
Louis I of Etruria burialPlace Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata
this entity surface form: Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata
Antonio Farnese placeOfBurial Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata