POMPOSA  , an

abbey of Emilia, Italy, in the province of Ferrara, 2 M. from Codigoro, which is 30 M . E. of Ferrara in the delta of the Po . The fine church, a work of the loth (?) century, with interesting sculptures on the facade and a splendid Romanesque campanile, contains a good mosaic pavement, and interesting frescoes of the 14th century—a " Last Judgment " of the school of Giotto and others; and there are also paintings in the refectory . It was abandoned in 1550 on account of malaria .. See G . Agnelli, Ferrara e Pomposa (Bergamo, 1902) . (T .