The church of Santa Corona (English)

Updated to: 08/03/2021

The church of Santa Corona will remain open only for religious celebrations.

The church construction, laid on Dominican foundations, was started in 1261 to keep the holy thorn relic, that was donated by Louis IX, King of France, to Vicenza’s bishop, Beato Bartolomeo da Breganze.
The interiors are in Gothic style; the presbytery was made by Lorenzo da Bologna in the second half of the fifteenth century, and it has many and important paintings and sculptures. Among these works, there are Giovanni Bellini masterpiece “The Baptism of Christ”, located on Garzadori altar, attributed to Rocco da Vicenza, and Paolo Veronese “Adoration of the Magi”. Also, there are Lorenzo Veneziano and Marcello Frogolino “Madonna of the Stars”, Bartolomeo Montagna great altarpiece “Mary Magdalene and Saints”, and Giambattista Pittoni “Madonna with Child and Saints”. In the church apse, there is the remarkable wooden choir, carved and inlaid, made by Pier Antonio dell’Abate. Among the most ancient decorations, there are Michelino Besozzo frescos in the Thiene Chapel, dated back to the early fifteenth century, clear examples of the most updated international gothic style.
To allow visitors to gain a better understanding the intense work done to renovate this monument is possible to get a look at the illustrative boards located in the crypt.

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The church of Santa Corona is provided with a free digital guide, available for smartphones and tablets, both in Italian and in English. Just scan the QR code at the church entrance or download the digital guide app on Apple store or Play store, or connect to http://www.chiesadisantacorona.vicenza.it/.
Santa Corona’s church digital guide and the new didactic signage were made thanks to the contribution of the foundation Giuseppe Roi.

As the church of San lorenzo, the church of Santa Corona too is equipped with tactile maps for sight-impaired people.

Educational activities

For the 2021-2023 three-year period, the educational service of Vicenza’s Civic Museums has been assigned to Scatola Cultura, a non-profit cooperative that offers a very far-reaching program, with several types of educational courses for the various age brackets, from primary school to high school.
Download here the brochure with educational activities
For information on educational activities:
tel. 3483832395, didattica.museivicenza@scatolacultura.it, https://scatolacultura.it/
For bookings: Call Centre: +39 0444 964380 – Monday to Friday 9:00 to 18:00, Saturday 9:00 to 14:00.

Single tickets

Valid for eight days from the date of purchase

• Full price: 3 euro
• Reduced price: 2
• Schools: 2 euro

Special tickets Civic museums

Free entry

• Kids up to the age of 17 included, no school groups (upon presentation of a valid ID document)
• ICOM members - International Council of Museums (upon presentation of a valid ID document)
• Tour guides and tour leaders only with group (upon presentation of a valid ID document)
• Italian and foreign journalists (upon presentation of a valid document attesting their membership to the association)
• Military and law enforcement officials (upon presentation of a valid ID document)
• Teachers only if accompanying school groups
• People with disabilities and their accompanying persons
• Twinned cities or cities linked to Vicenza through a friendship agreement (free access to the host class and to the hosted foreign class)
• Accademia Olimpica and its guests: free access to Teatro Olimpico

Privates, concessions for events and shows

It is possible to inquire about hosting appropriate events in Santa Corona’s church. For more information, please contact the Cultural and Museum Activities Service (tel. 0444222121).

Where and when

Venue

The church of Santa Corona

Ticket Office

Iat, Tourist reception information

Ticket Office

Natural Archaeological Museum

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