San Matteo con Cortile, Verona

San Matteo con Cortile is a former Roman Catholic church in the historic centre of Verona, Italy dedicated to Matthew the Apostle. It was constructed in the medieval period on the site of a Roman temple of Janus. The building was deconsecrated in 1806 and it was used for various purposes, and it currently houses a restaurant and pizzeria.

San Matteo con Cortile
Chiesa di San Matteo
The former church in 2014
45°26′30.3″N 10°59′38.0″E
LocationVerona, Province of Verona
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.smatteo.it
History
StatusChurch
FoundedBefore 1105
DedicationMatthew the Apostle
Architecture
Functional statusDeconsecrated
Closed1806

History

The site of the church is believed to have originally been occupied by a Roman temple dedicated to the god Janus. Some parts of the temple still exist and are preserved beneath the church.[1] The church was constructed in the medieval period,[2] and the oldest known reference to it dates back to 1105 when part of it was donated to the Pomposa Abbey.[3]

The church was deconsecrated in 1806, and since then the building has been used for various purposes. During World War I it was converted into a warehouse and a laundry. The church was subsequently used as an artisan carpentry workshop, and in the 1990s it was restored and converted into a restaurant and pizzeria called San Matteo Church.[3][4]

Architecture

The church is located in a side street of Corso Porta Borsari, near the Roman Porta Borsari. The 1990s restoration and conversion to a restaurant respected the original building and created a mezzanine level in the former nave.[2]

References
  1. Cerpelloni, Marco (2019). "Tempio di Giano Visita a 360°". larena.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2020.
  2. "San Matteo Church". verona.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
  3. "Chi siamo". S. Matteo Church (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.
  4. "Il locale". San Matteo Church (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020.

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