Bologna Cathedral

The Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita was founded in the 13th century. The current building is however a baroque reconstruction of the late 17th century. Its oratori is famous for the 16th century statues it contains.

The Basilica of San Petronio is a major church in Bologna, one of the largest brick Gothic buildings in the world. Although construction began in the late 14th century, the building, which was to be larger than St. Peter's Basilica, is largely unfinished since the 17th century.

The church of San Salvatore was built between 1606 and 1623 on an ancient medieval church, the seat of the Canons Regular of Santa Maria in Reno. The present building was built by Vincenzo Porta, according to the project of the Barnabite father Giovanni Ambrogio Mazenta and the architect Tommaso Martelli. The façade, with its simple lines, houses in four niches the terracotta statues representing the evangelists, made by Giovanni Tedeschi and originally painted in imitation bronze. Three other copper statues are placed at the top.