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Caravaggio
Caravaggio
	— Comune —
Comune di Caravaggio
	The Porta Nuova gate to the historical center.
	; Coat of arms
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	; Caravaggio Location of Caravaggio in Italy
	Coordinates: 45°30′N 09°39′E / 45.5°N 9.65°E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Bergamo (BG)
Frazioni	Masano, Vidalengo
	Government
- Mayor	Giuseppe Prevedini (since 29 May 2006) (Lega Nord)
	Area
- Total	32 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
Elevation	111 m (364 ft)
	Population (30 November 2008)
- Total	16,049
- Density	501.5/km2 (1,299/sq mi)
- Demonym	Caravaggini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	24043
Dialing code	0363
Patron saint	SS. Fermo and Rustico
Saint day	9 August
Website	Official website

Church of San Fermo e Rustico.

Caravaggio (also known locally as Careàs) is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy, 40 kilometres east of Milan.

Caravaggio received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 22, 1954.

[edit] Main sights

The city is best known for the Sanctuary (15th century).

Other sights include:

The Gallavresi Palace (or the Marchioness Palace), now the Town Hall. It dates to the second half of the 13th century.
Church of San Fermo e Rustico, in Lombard-Gothic style, built in the 13th century over a pre-exsting holy edifice. The two aisles were added in 1429. It has a façade in brickwork with a marble central portal, surmounted by a large rose window. It is flanked by a 76 m-high bell tower, built in 1500 by governor Giovanni Dandolo. The interior houses the Holy Sacrament Chapel (late 15th-early 16th century), in Bramantesque style, variously attributed to Giovanni Battagio; also present are works by Bernardino Campi, Giovanni Moriggia, Giulio Cesare Procaccini and Nicola Moietta.
Church of Santa Liberata (16th century), with frescoes.
Porta Nuova arch (18th century)