In 1624, the noble jurist G. Pietro Ala from Cremona commissioned, next to the church, on the area where once was a graveyard, the chapel called Loreto Sanctuary, as it
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Nearby via Trento, you can still see the XII century Romanesque bell tower and Romanesque and Renaissance remains on the church side wall. The neoclassical façade (1836) was designed by
Read MoreThe parish church is dedicated to St Jerome, priest and Doctor of the Church. It was built from scratch by Duke Guglielmo Gonzaga, on the site of an old tower
Read MoreErected in 1962, this new church is a significant octagonal construction with a central plan and arranged on two levels. The upper church is entered up two large flights of
Read MoreThis overlooks a small open space on the corner of Via Chiassi and Via Viani. It was built for the Theatine Order in 1609, to a design by the architect
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This church was rebuilt in 1732 from the foundations and in the centre of town to a design by Giovanni Maria Borsotto from Ticino. It features a fairly complex and
Read MoreCommenced in the second half of the 17C and completed in 1687, the present church replaced an older parish church that stood outside the village, near the old castle. In
Read MoreIt seems that this was one of the first churches built on the orders of Matilda of Tuscany, in 1082, who then gave it to the Benedictines; but they do
Read MoreThis small church dedicated to St Blaise is mentioned in a document of 1279. It conserves votive frescoes stylistically similar to those of Pieve di Coriano, executed by local artists
Read MoreThe parish of San Filippo Neri in Borgo Chiesa Nuova has a recent history, only having been built in 1978.
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This is one of the most ancient monuments in Basso Mantovano. It first appears in documents in 1059, but it seems to be really older.
Its Latin Cross layout and
This was built in 1664 and the presbytery subsequently extended between the late 19C and the early years of 20C. The present facade, two tiered with double pilasters, decorations in
Read MoreThis recently constructed (1955) parish church is in the heart of the Valletta Paiolo residential district. It was dedicated to St Pius X, Supreme Pontiff, in 1903. Canonised in 1954,
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This X century structure was also a Benedictine monastery; Matilda of Tuscany assigned Santa Croce in Sermide to this church, then she enlarged it and aggregated it to Polirone abbey
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