Basilica di Sant'Andrea is a church Mantua located in Italy.
Piazza Andrea mantegna 46100 Mantua Lombardy Italy
"Do not judge a book by its cover" Unassuming outside but absolutely phenomenal inside. Here preserves the greatest relic of Christianity: the Sacred Vessels containing the blood of Jesus.
St'Andrea is an unfinished basilica commissioned in 1470 by Ludovico II Gonzaga because he felt that the existing medieval church was not knot easier enough to represent the splendour of his state .
The painter Mantegna (who designed the wall paintings of the chapel) is buried in the first chapel on the left, his tomb topped with a bust of the artist which is said to be a self-portrait.
The place is open from 8-12 and from 15-18h
There are some vacant time. 12:00~15:00
Stupenda!! Nulla da invidiare alle più blasonate chiese romane !
Qui si trova la tomba di San Longino, cioè del centurione che secondo la tradizione trafisse il costato di Cristo con la lancia, e anche i Sacri Vasi che, si dice, contengono il sangue di Cristo.
Всю церковь украшают росписи колонн под барельеф. Замечательный оптический эффект.
Festival Letteratura con Domenico De Masi .