Church of Santa Vittoria Vergine

Address and contacts

Strada statale 63, 265 - 42044 Gualtieri
Phone 0039 0522 828132 Parish of Gualtieri
upgualtieri@libero.it
Pastoral Unity of Gualtieri

Opening times

Visitable upon previous arrangement only with the Parish of Gualtieri

How to get there

See the indication to reach Gualtieri

Historical notes

The construction of the church in its present form dates to 1683.
The façade comprised a protruding cornice that divides the surface horizontally into two parts, both marked by projecting pilaster strips.
A simple rounded pediment, with a cross at the summit, completes the façade.
The bell tower, reconstructed in 1722, rises separately from the church. It has a rectangular plan and is set on a scarp base, with a profile of pilaster strips that divide the body vertically into three parts.
The upper part, with single-light windows on the four sides, holds a series of four bells cast in various periods.
The interior of the church is in Renaissance style with central nave and six side altars.
To the right on entering is the chapel dedicated to Santa Vittoria with a marble altar.
The saint is depicted in bust form in wood decorated with gold and silver in the Baroque style.
At the base of the sculpture is a glass case holding the reliquary of the saint, which arrived at the town of Santa Vittoria on donation by the Cardinal Vicar of Rome to the archdeacon of Guastalla in 1647.
The Church of Santa Vittoria suffered extensive damage over the years due to the flooding of the nearby Crostolo River.
In 1951, the right-hand nave and part of the roof collapsed, and the earthquake of 1987 caused serious damage to the pediment, the oldest part that had not been touched by the flooding.