Santa Corona is a Gothic -style, Roman Catholic church located in Vicenza , region of Veneto, Italy. The church contains the Valmarana chapel (circa 1576), whose design is attributed to the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio . Palladio himself was initially buried in this church.
15-577: Construction on the church was begun in 1261 by the Blessed (Beato) Bishop Bartolomeo di Breganze to house a thorn from the supposed relic of the crown ( corona ) of thorns forced on Jesus during his passion . The thorn had been given to this bishop as a gift from Louis IX of France. The church belonged to the Dominican order until suppression during the Napoleonic era. The church has an altarpiece depicting,
30-551: A rex ' king ' . The word rex itself is derived from the Latin verb regere , which means ' to rule ' . Thus the literal meaning of the word realm is ' the territory of a ruler ' , traditionally a monarch (emperor, king, grand duke, prince, etc.). "Realm" is particularly used for those states whose name includes the word kingdom (for example, the United Kingdom ), as elegant variation , to avoid clumsy repetition of
45-597: A sovereign rules. The term is commonly used to describe a monarchical or dynastic state. A realm may also be a subdivision within an empire , if it has its own monarch, e.g. the German Empire . The Old French word reaume , modern French royaume , was the word first adopted in English; the fixed modern spelling does not appear until the beginning of the 17th century. The word supposedly derives from medieval Latin regalimen , from regalis , of or belonging to
60-478: A canvas depicting St Anthony and friars distributing alms to poor (1518) by Leandro Bassano , and two canvases with depictions of St Sebastian and St Martin by Battista da Vicenza . In a small chapel off the sacristy are a number of statues of Dominican saints, including that of Vincent Ferrer . After the death of one of his patrons, Antonio Valmarana, Andrea Palladio designed the funeral chapel for Isabella Nogarola Valmarana. Santa Corona had already been
75-532: A relic of the true Cross and a thorn from Jesus ' Crown of Thorns, worn at His Crucifixion . These he afterwards placed in the beautiful Dominican Church built by him at Vicenza which was known as the Church of the Crown. Two years later, in order to ensure the presence of so distinguished a prelate at his own court, Pope Alexander IV made him Bishop of Vicenza , his native city. During his tenure of that see, Bartholomew
90-520: A visit to France, promising rich relics for his church, should he comply with the request. In 1254, he was sent as legate to the courts of England and France and as Henry III of England was, at that time, in his realm in the Aquitaine , Bartholomew traveled there towards the close of that year, then accompanied the English king and queen to Paris. He was, on this occasion, presented by the King of France with
105-614: The Baptism of Christ (1500-1502) by Giovanni Bellini . The Thiene chapel has frescos by Michelino da Besozzo , and an altarpiece depicting an Enthroned Madonna and child venerated by Saints Peter and Pius V by Gianbattista Pittoni . Other works in the church include an Adoration of the Magi’’ by Veronese , a Madonna of the Stars'‘ by Marcello Fogolino , a St Mary Magdalen with Saints Jerome, Paola and Monica , (1414-1415) by Bartolomeo Montagna ,
120-703: The church were other members of the family had been interred. The chapel was constructed between 1576 and 1580. Earlier, Palladio had designed the Palazzo Valmarana in town for the family. It highly resembles his chapels found at the Il Redentore in Venice. Palladio died in 1580 and was initially buried in Santa Corona, before being re-interred in a new tomb in a cemetery chapel in 1844. Bartolomeo di Breganze Bartholomew of Breganze (c. 1200 – 1 July 1271)
135-477: The new Order. According to Friar Leander, author of his earliest biography, he was made Master of the Sacred Palace in 1235, during the pontificate of Pope Gregory IX —but there is no mention of this event in his Last Testament, where Bartholomew listed the important offices he had held. During this period, he founded a military order of knights whose purpose was to establish civil order throughout Italy. He
150-594: The same person as monarch, though they are fully independent of each other. More broadly, a "realm" may encompass territories that are subject to a monarch, yet are not a physical part of his or her "kingdom"; for example, the Cook Islands and Niue are considered parts of the Realm of New Zealand , although they are not part of New Zealand proper. Realm may also be used metaphorically to refer to an area of knowledge, expertise or habitat within which an individual or denizen
165-512: The title of "Blessed". In recognition of this, he was formally beatified in 1793. He wrote commentaries on Scripture, was the reputed author of a commentary on the "Hierarchy" of St. Dionysius the Areopagite , of two volumes of sermons, and some smaller works. His feast day is observed within the Dominican Order on 27 October. Realm A realm is a community or territory over which
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#1732868727104180-573: The word in a sentence (for example, "The King's realm, the United Kingdom..."). It is also useful to describe those countries whose monarchs are called something other than "king" or "queen"; for example, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a realm but not a kingdom , since its monarch holds the title Grand Duke rather than King. The term may commonly be used to describe any of the " Commonwealth realms ", which are kingdoms in their own right and share
195-415: Was an Italian Dominican friar and bishop . Bartholomew of Breganze was born in the city of Vicenza to the noble family of Da Breganze (from Breganze ). He studied at Padua , receiving there the habit of the recently founded Order from the hands of St. Dominic himself, at about the age of twenty. Following his ordination as a priest , he quickly came to serve in various positions of leadership in
210-652: Was appointed to the See of Nemonicum in Cyprus in 1248 (what city this was is not known now). While Louis IX of France was engaged upon his expedition against the Islamic forces ruling the Holy Land , Bartholomew joined the king and queen at Joppa , Sidon , and Acre —in the capacity of Apostolic legate , according to some writers; his own account merely states that he visited the king and queen at these places. King Louis desired him to make
225-519: Was subject to the hostility of the local ruler Ezzelino III , a Ghibelline who was noted for the brutality of his rule and who was a strong opponent of Papal power. It has been said that Bartholomew was named Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem , but this is doubtful, his testament being silent on this point also. He was venerated by the people and, according to the Bollandists , has always been honored with
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