Chiesa di Sant'Anastasia

Chiesa di Sant’Anastasia stands near the Adige and Ponte Pietra, at the end of Verona’s former Roman east-west road. Verona’s largest church presents a Gothic exterior with an unfinished façade and a broad portal.

Dominican friars began construction in 1290 after receiving land from Verona’s bishop, with support from the Della Scala and Castelbarco families. The main structure took shape by the 1430s, while consecration followed in 1471 and interior work continued for more than two centuries. Inside, three naves rise between large cylindrical columns, opening onto chapels, numerous altars, and works by Pisanello, Altichiero, Liberale da Verona, and other artists. A wide transept, brick walls, and four chapels on each side of the presbytery show the building’s architectural ambition.

One detail remains above the portico: Guglielmo da Castelbarco’s sarcophagus, placed there as the church grew around it.

City: Verona
Content updated: 2026-06-22

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