San Tiburzio, Baroque church in Parma, Italy
San Tiburzio is a baroque church in Parma featuring a Greek cross layout with an octagonal dome crowning the structure. The two-story facade is articulated by semi-columns and Ionic capitals that define its classical proportions.
Construction of this building began in 1720 under architect Edelberto dalla Nave on a site previously occupied by a fifth-century religious structure. This project extended a long tradition of spiritual practice at the location.
The facade niches beside the entrance hold statues of Faith and Charity, and the entablature carries four figures: Saint Philip Neri, Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Nicholas and Saint Vincent de Paul. Sculptor Agostino Ferrarini made them, and they were placed on the facade in 1885. Inside are his four Cardinal Virtues, while Giovanni Gaibazzi painted the Evangelists in the dome pendentives and the Assumption on the vault.
The deconsecrated church at Borgo Palmia 6A is owned by the municipality and managed by Azienda di Servizi alla Persona del Distretto di Parma (A.S.P. Parma). It is no longer used for worship; since 2020 it has housed Rebecca Louise Law's Florilegium installation, so access depends on the exhibition being open.
Since 2020 the deconsecrated church has housed Florilegium, a site-specific installation by Rebecca Louise Law made of more than 200,000 dried flowers grown in Ireland. The flowers hang inside the small Greek-cross hall beneath the octagonal dome, so the work is seen together with the 1720 shell by Edelberto dalla Nave.
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