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Memoirs of the diocese

The section contains testimonies relating to the events of the diocese.

  1. (placed to the left of the entrance to the Gonzaga I room) Devotional portrait of Luigi Gonzaga, the future saint, commissioned by his mother, Marta Tana Gonzaga, on the occasion of his beatification.
  2. Statue of St. Anselm, patron saint of the diocese, modest replica of the silver one requisitioned by Napoleon. In the showcase: original votive offerings found in the urn of his incorrupt body.
  3. A painting depicting the Council of Trent, whose last president was Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga, Bishop of Mantua.
  4. Portraits of the bishops who succeeded the owner of the Museum, the Venerable Francesco Gonzaga.
  5. (in the adjacent room) Expressions of the main Mantuan devotion (the Precious Blood of Jesus, venerated in the basilica of Sant'Andrea).

"The Sacred Vases', second half 18th century.

Spesa oggetto del contributo nell'ambito del bando PNRR, Missione 1 – Digitalizzazione, innovazione, competitività e cultura, Componente 3 – Cultura 4.0 (M1C3), Misura 1 “Patrimonio culturale per la prossima generazione”, Investimento 1.2: “Rimozione delle barriere fisiche e cognitive in musei, biblioteche e archivi per consentire un più ampio accesso e partecipazione alla cultura” finanziato dall’Unione europea – NextGenerationEU“ – CUP: C64H22001410004.