San Fermo Maggiore, Verona
San Fermo Maggiore is a church built in Romanesque style in central Verona.
| Church of San Fermo Maggiore | |
|---|---|
 View of Apse | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Location | |
| Location | Verona, Veneto, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Romanesque and Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 11th century |
| Completed | 15th century |
History
A church at this site may has been traced to the 8th century, and by the 11th century a second story and belltower was added by the Benedictine order. The campanile was not completed until the 13th century, it contains six bells in F cast in 1755 and rung with the Veronese bellringing art. The exterior has a roofline with pinnacles, and the church once held the tomb of a member of the Scaligers. The interior has later decoration, including an altarpiece of St Francis of Assisi by Giovanni Battista Belloti, whilst Veronese's Bevilacqua-Lazise Altarpiece was originally painted for a funerary chapel in the church. The presbytery hosts relics of the saints Fermo and Rustico.