Chiesa Santi Faustino e Giovita

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San Faustino 74 25122 Brescia, (BS)

+39 030 292195

http://www.sanfaustinobrescia.org

Getting there by public transport
Bus 18; Metro (San Faustino stop).
For local transport information:
Brescia Mobility Website
For information on accessible stops tel. +39 030 3061200.

Parking
In via San Faustino, about 70 meters from the church, there is a parking space reserved for people with permit for citizens with disability.
Parking is available about 150 meters away, in the large paid parking area in via Fossa Bagni.
For information on traffic and parking in Brescia

Entrance
The entrance has two consecutive doors: the first one with two swing doors (width 60 cm each) and the second one with a single swing door (width 80 cm).

Information for visitors
Visitors can download the guide with historical artistic information of the church

Interior spaces
The church, dedicated to the holy patrons of the city, was erected at the end of the 6th century by Bishop Honorius. The central and lateral naves are unobstructed and have benches, kneeling stools and chairs (h 48 cm).
Along the right nave visitors will find the chapel with the baptismal font made by Claudio Botta in 1952 (one step h 10 cm), the altar of Santa Croce, by Rodolfo Vantini and the chapel with the altar of the Natività (Nativity; one step h 20 cm).
Along the nave there is the altar of San Benedetto, the cappella del Sacramento (Chapel of the Sacrament) and the altar of the Beata Vergine (Blessed Virgin), all of which have one step (h 19 cm).
To the left of the presbytery, via a step (h 14 cm) it is possible to reach the altar of the Crucifix with relics of Vescovo Sant’Onorio (Bishop Saint Onorio).
To access the altar, there are 3 consecutive steps (h 16 cm).