Church of Saints Pietro and Paolo

Address and contacts

Via IV Novembre - 42040 Campegine
Phone 0039 0522 677127 - Parish priest
Campegine-Gattatico pastoral Unity

How to get there

See the indication to reach Campegine

Historical notes

The church of Campegine, probably founded around the year 1000 by the Da Correggio lords in a place called “Alta” where a castle had existed, was an ancient parish church of the Diocese of Parma.
An inventory of 1699 shows that the building was restructured in 1677.
The church has three naves. The two side naves have normal ceilings and the higher one in the middle is archivaulted and sustained by four columns per side.
The main façade, broad and luminous, is marked by pilasters and culminates with a broken pediment with acroters at the top.
In 1832, a devastating earthquake extensively damaged the building. Restoration and enlargement works were then carried out, including the addition of the chancel, and the remodelling of the façade in Renaissance style with side niches which held plaster statues of the Apostles Peter and Paul, patron saints of the town.
The church thus assumed its present appearance, also as regards the placement of the new bell tower erected in 1840.
Don Matteo Romani (1843-1878) ordered the reconstruction of the side altars and the main altar in white marble, and enriched the church with an organ and various oil paintings.
A number of paintings of artistic value are conserved along with sacred objects, including a fine silver chalice of 1419 and a group of sacred vestments: chasubles and tunics of the 18th century.
The bell tower has a chamber with single-light mullioned windows with lantern and dome above.
In the earthquake of 1996, the church suffered serious damage, making new restructuring works necessary.