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===Other churches=== {{Category see also|Roman Catholic churches in Modena}} * [[San Vincenzo, Modena|San Vincenzo]]: erected in 17th century over a prior 13th-century church. The original design was by [[Paolo Reggiano]], but completed by [[Bernardo Castagnini]], probably helped by the young [[Guarino Guarini]]. The interior contains frescoes by [[Sigismondo Caula]] portraying episodes of the ''Lives of Saints [[Vincent of Saragossa|Vincent]] and [[Cajetan]]''. The dome was destroyed during World War II. This church houses the funerary monuments of the Dukes of Este. * [[Santa Maria della Pomposa, Modena|Santa Maria della Pomposa]]: also known as ''Aedes Muratoriana'', is probably the oldest religious church in town, documented as early as 1135. Little remains of the original medieval temple. Construction of the present church is mainly due to [[Ludovico Antonio Muratori]], the parish priest (1716β1750), who rebuilt it from the ground. * [[San Giovanni Decollato, Modena|San Giovanni Decollato]]: church of ''St. John Baptist Beheaded'' built in the 16th century over a pre-existing temple dedicated to St Michael, and modified in 18th century. * [[Sant'Agostino, Modena|Sant'Agostino]]: 14th-century church of St Augustine, largely renovated in 1663 for the funeral of [[Alfonso IV d'Este]]. The sober original structure was embellished with 17th-century stuccoes and a panelled ceiling. The most notable artwork is the ''Deposition'' (1476) by the Modenese [[Antonio Begarelli]], once in the church of [[San Giovanni Battista, Modena|San Giovanni Battista]]. Traces of a 14th-century fresco by [[Tommaso da Modena]] can still be seen. * [[San Francesco, Modena|San Francesco]]: construction of the church of St Francis begun in 1224 by the [[Franciscan]]s, and not finished for two centuries. The Gothic-style church houses one of Begarelli's masterworks, a ''Deposition of Christ'' made up of thirteen statues. * [[File:Chiesa di San Pietro, Modena.jpg|thumb|Chiesa di [[San Pietro, Modena]]]][[San Pietro, Modena|San Pietro]]: church erected, according to tradition, over the temple of [[Jupiter Capitolinus]]. The current [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]]-style edifice is from 1476, built next to a [[Benedictine]] abbey founded in 996 outside the city walls; the church is among the few 15th-century structures of this style Modena. The interior has a 15th-century organ and numerous terracotta works by Begarelli. The campanile was built in 1629. * [[San Giorgio, Modena|San Giorgio]]: church of St George, and also known as the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Helper of the Modenese People. The church boasts a venerated image of the Madonna as a main altarpiece. The main altar (1666) was built with polychrome marbles by [[Antonio Loraghi]]. The layout is that of a Greek cross, and was erected in 1647. * [[San Bartolomeo, Modena]] * [[Chiesa del Voto, Modena|Chiesa del Voto]]: Votive Church erected after the cessation of the [[Italian plague of 1629β31|Plague of 1630]]. [[File:Modena Synagogue.JPG|thumb|right|Modena [[Synagogue]]]]
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