A few Days in Italy in Fall 2017 – Part 4 – Brescia 3

Chiesa di Santa Maria della Carità

The Chiesa di Santa Maria della Carità or the church of the Buon Pastore is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church. Construction of the original church started in 1481. A wealthy man – Laura Gambara – erected the church, a monastery, and a convent to shelter fallen women or prostitutes. In 1640 construction of a new church begun. The new church is also known as Church of the Good Shepherd. It was ruled until 1998 by the adjacent monastery with the same name. If you look at the outside you would never imagine what a remarkable baroque overload awaits you inside.

At the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Carità

The two columns at the door are from the ancient Basilica of San Pietro de Dom that was demolished in 1603 to make space for the new Duomo

Fascinating paintings in this church

The frescoed dome

Maria with child

Little side altar

Hmmm

Where you usually find Jesus – there is Maria in this church

The baby gets his own little place

Looking at you!

The high altar

The high altar with the reproduction of the Holy House

This is a fantastic example of a Baroque-style church

The bible awaits you

There is a lot to see in this church

A perfect example of false architecture. It does look quite good

Fresco of the vault with false architecture

The frescoed dome

Santi Sebastiano, Antonio and Rocco from Francesco Paglia

The left altar with the altarpiece by Antonio Gandino

Angels and the bird on top

This lady with a scull is quite small at the bottom of it. Check out the marbel works

The floor – as amazing as the rest of the church

Tempio Capitolino

The Tempio Capitolino or the Capitolium is an old Roman temple. It stands next to the Roman theater and the remains of the city forum. This is the most important complex of ruins and remains of Roman public buildings in northern Italy. The construction has begun in 73 AD and it is dedicated to Cesar Vespasiano.

At the Tempio Capitolino