Ferrara - The Temple of San Cristoforo alla Certosa is an integral part of the city's monumental cemetery. In 1452, Borso d'Este wanted a large monastery to be built in Ferrara and invited the monks of Grenoble, of the Carthusian order, to this end. As per the order's tradition, an isolated location was chosen, far from the city center. Only several decades later, with the Erculean Addition commissioned by Ercole I d'Este and entrusted to the court architect Biagio Rossetti, the complex came to be located near the new city center and within the walls of Ferrara. The recent church was built starting in 1498, next to the original place of worship. The temple represents Biagio Rossetti's most mature work, even if some scholars believe that historical documents do not support its paternity with certainty. The opening for worship was only possible in 1551. The monks were expropriated from the church and monastery with the Napoleonic suppressions. Purchased by the municipality of Ferrara, it was reopened for worship in 1813 and the adjacent area was designated as a public cemetery, which became monumental. The original church and the cloister were later demolished to build a portico that characterizes the square in front. It was seriously damaged during the Second World War and the bell tower, the apse covering and the southern pediment of the transept were destroyed. Starting from the first post-war period and throughout the 20th century, it was the subject of various restoration and consolidation interventions. The interior is grandiose, with a single nave and six side chapels. The marble bas-reliefs placed at the bases of the pillars are from the early 1500s and depict heraldic devices of the Este family, in particular those of Borso d'Este (paraduro, well, unicorn), Ercole I (diamond, oak, hydra), Alfonso I (garnet). There are also many Carthusian religious symbols. The church houses works by Nicolò Rosselli, Ludovico Carracci, Agostino Carracci, Sebastiano Filippi, Francesco Naselli, Giacomo Parolini, Giuseppe Antonio Ghedini and other Ferrarese painters of the late 16th century. On the high altar there is a valuable wooden ciborium, designed by the architect Nicolò Donati and made in 1597 by Marc'Antonio Maldrato. The wooden choir with 56 stalls and perspective inlays is attributed to Pier Antonio degli Abbati and comes from the church of Sant'Andrea. The external façade is unfinished and seems to have been intended to accommodate a marble covering. In the eighteenth century the monumental marble portal was added, surmounted by the coat of arms of the Carthusian order, created based on a design by Gaetano Barbieri by the Veronese Pietro Puttini and Francesco Zoppo (the two putti).