Pieve di Sorbara

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The Pieve di Sorbara is a Romanesque-style, Catholic church located on Via Verdeta in the frazione of Sorbara of the town of Bomporto, province of Modena, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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A church in Sorbara was documented by the year 816 in archives of Modena. Dedicated to St Agatha, the present Romanesque structure dates mainly to the 12th-century. Above the portal is a plaque with a sculpted lion, symbol of the evangelist St Mark. The interior has a central nave and two aisles. The tall brick bell-tower arises separately from the church.[1]

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