Work was completed in 1398 with the reconstruction of the roof and of the Gothic-style apse. On the left of the apse, over the sacristy's entrance, is a Crucifixion scene from the School of Altichiero, while in the small left apse is a red marble statue of St. Zeno of the 12th-century, which is the most venerated image in Verona. Dezember 362 wird Zenon als Nachfolger des Cricinus achter Bischof von Verona. Under the lunette are bas-reliefs with the Miracles of St Zeno. Gerühmt werden von christlichen Autoren seine unerschrockene Tatkraft gegen das wieder erstarkende Heidentum unter Julian und sein Kampf gegen die Anhänger des Arianismus. Media in category "San Zeno (Verona) - Lunette" The following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. Only the upper paintings are original, however, since the predellas, looted together with the former by the French in 1797, were never returned. The aisles are divided by cruciform pilasters with alternating capitals with zoomorphic motifs and of Corinthian style. The treble, cast during the 8th century, is now displayed in the museum (see Veronese bellringing art). The story relates that the grateful Gallienus allowed Zeno and other Christians freedom of worship in the empire. The porch is from the 12th century with lions at the base of its columns which are symbols of law and faith. Across the façade, at the level of the door lintel, runs a shallow arcade of paired arches, divided by thin paired colonettes identical to those found above in the rose window. The walls above the colonnade are polychrome. The presbytery is accessible by stairs in the aisles. 600VeronaSZenoMaggiore.JPG 800 × 600; 179 KB. According to legend, at a site above his tomb along the Via Gallica, the first small church was erected by Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. [1] The basilica was rebuilt again, and made much larger and stronger. [1] Zeno was often said to combat the devil, and is sometimes depicted treading on a demon. The intersections of the three parts are marked by angled pilasters ending in foliate capitals below the pediment. It houses frescoes of various ages, including a Last Supper and St Blaise healing the Sick by Giorgio Anselmi. Allein seine Predigt… Zenon scheint recht gute Kenntnisse der antiken Philosophen, Dichter und Rhetoriker besessen zu haben. Above the door is a lunette with scenes of the Veronese history of the time, including: The Consecration of the Veronese Commune, St Zeno stamping on the Devil, (symbol of imperial power) and St Zeno delivering a banner to the Veronese people. It was consecrated on 8 December 806; two local hermits, Benignus and Carus, were assigned the task of translating Zeno’s relics to a new marble crypt. [2], Staying in the city, Zeno entered the monastic life, living as a monk until around 362, when he was elected successor to the See of Verona after the death of Bishop Gricinus (Cricinus, Cricino). It had originally another tower and the abbot's palace. "Local tradition says the bishop was fond of fishing in the nearby river Adige," writes Alban Butler, "but it is more likely that originally it was a symbol of his success in bringing people to baptism. They portray scenes from the New and Old Testament, together with episodes of the life of Theoderic: the duel with Odoacer and the King hunting a deer, a symbol of the devil in Theoderic's Legend. Coordinates: 45°26′33″N 10°58′45″E / 45.44250°N 10.97917°E / 45.44250; 10.97917, "San Zeno" redirects here. [1] Another story relates that he exorcised a demon from the body of the daughter of the Emperor Gallienus (though Zeno probably did not live during the reign of Gallienus). After the 1117 earthquake it was totally rebuilt. It dates from the 6th or 7th century, being erected in the Christian necropolis across the Via Gallica. The following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Das Kloster wurde im Jahre 1770 von der Serenissima aufgehoben. Since 921, the crypt has housed the body of St. Zeno in a sarcophagus, his face covered by a silver mask. [1], The style of the 90 or so Sermones attributed to Zeno has also been considered evidence of his African origins due to its literary style, since Christian African writers of the time frequently used neologisms and wordplay. On January 3, 1117, the church, along with most of the city, was damaged by an earthquake; the church was restored and enlarged in 1138. [3] Saint Gregory the Great calls him a martyr in his Dialogues; Saint Ambrose, a contemporary of Zeno, does not. [1], Zeno had "received a good classical education",[3] and as bishop baptized many people, won converts back from Arianism, lived a life of poverty, trained priests to work in the diocese, set up a convent for women, reformed how the Agape feast was celebrated, and forbade funeral masses being accompanied by attendees' loud groans and wailing. [1], Zeno is most often represented with fishing-related items such as a fish, fishing rod, or as a bishop holding a fishing rod, or with a fish hanging from his crozier. Above the door is a lunette with scenes of the Veronese history of the time, including: The Consecration of the Veronese Commune, St Zeno stamping on the Devil, (symbol of imperial power) and St Zeno delivering a banner to the Veronese people. As for the dating, some of the panels were made by Saxon masters of Hildesheim in the 11th century, while others are from Veronese masters (according to some scholars, including Benedetto Antelami himself). In the 1980s a restoration discovered frescoes from the 12th to 15th centuries.