{"id":6213,"date":"2022-03-25T14:34:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T13:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitdossena.it\/cosa-fare-e-vedere\/la-chiesa-di-dossena-val-brembana\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:05:43","slug":"san-giovanni-battista-plebeian-archpriest-church","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.visitdossena.it\/en\/what-to-do-and-see\/san-giovanni-battista-plebeian-archpriest-church\/","title":{"rendered":"San Giovanni Battista"},"content":{"rendered":"

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San Giovanni Battista<\/div><\/div>

A true picture gallery<\/h2><\/div>

Dossena is one of the oldest localities in the Brembana Valley, as is its church, which was the first baptismal church in the area and was invested with the role of parish church as early as the early Middle Ages. All that remains of the primitive church are the foundations under the flooring of the present one, since, as a central building in the life of the community over the centuries, it has always undergone the transformations of the various epochs, keeping up with the various architectural styles that have followed over time. Looking at its fa\u00e7ade, we can see Romanesque elements of the church from the year 1000 inscribed in the main 16th-17th century fa\u00e7ade, and the various additions made first in the 1700s and then in the 1800s. Different styles blend harmoniously and reveal the most precious treasure inside: works of art from Venice or from other parts of Italy and Europe, donated by illustrious fellow citizens who emigrated in search of fortune, such as the Beheading of San Giovanni Battista by Veronese, the Baptism of Jesus by Francesco Rizzo da Santacroce, the Passion of Christ cycle by Ridolfi and the various Saints painted by Carlo Ceresa; Sant’Orsola by Rubens or the Madonna de los Remedios from Seville, and many others, all to be admired!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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