Video Guide for San Ruffillo Church - Bologna

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Origins date back to end of the 10th century but this building dates to the 1600s. San Ruffillo is actually connected to the famous battle between the Bolognese and the Viscounts of Milan in 1361. It became a parochial church in 1810 within the boundaries of Bologna. There is some interesting art work inside but otherwise quite plain.

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San Ruffillo Church

There are references to an ancient church of San Ruffillo towards the end of the 10th century suggesting that the church was located outside Porta Santo Stefano in the valley of the Savena River.

This building next door which is now the parochial hall suggests that this was a monastery as would have been custom in those days. Mounted on the wall of the parochial hall is this tablet dedicated to all those clergy of San Ruffillo who served here beginning from Don Petrus in 1174 to Monsignor Zoboli in 2007.

The location of an ancient church here near to the river was also no coincidence since a mill would have been used to convert the flow of river water into mechanical energy for machines. Directly behind the church now is a railway line going into the center of Bologna. A hospital dedicated to San Giacomo was also located here and treated pilgrims who were passing by from further afield.

The name of San Ruffillo is actually connected to the famous battle between the Bolognese and the Viscounts of Milan in 1361. In 1360 Charlemagne was declared a heretic and condemned by Emperor Charles IV. The ensuing conflict ended with a dismaying defeat at San Ruffillo against the imperial troops under Galeotto I Malatesta on July 29th 1361. Thus, Charles gave back to the Roman church districts belonging to it that the Lombards of Milan had been deceitfully withholding. The victory was perhaps in honour of the Bolognese pope Gregory XIII. Subsequently, on March 4th 1363 Charlemagne and his children were excommunicated.

The origins of this church building date back to the 16th century. In 1785 it underwent further reconstruction work and again in 1819 when it was enlarged. It officially became a parochial church in 1810 when the town of San Ruffillo eventually fell under the control of the local council of Bologna.

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