Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio

The Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio is an 18th-century baroque church in Bologna, built in 1750 and recognized as an Italian national monument. Its dedication to the souls in purgatory reflects a devotional tradition widely practiced by Bolognese confraternities of the period, which funded masses and prayers on behalf of the dead. The church sits within Bologna's dense fabric of historic religious buildings, tucked among the city's arcaded streets.