San Pietro Church
Address and contacts
Via Emilia San Pietro, 44 - 42121 Reggio Emilia
0039 0522 434760
GiraReggio
San Pietro Church
Opening times
From Monday to Saturday
8.00 a.m. - 12.00 / 3.30 - 7.00 p.m.
Sunday and holidays
4.00 - 7.00 p.m.
How to get there
Reggio nell'Emilia - Town centre
Historical notes
In 1513 the bishop Albericone consecrated the church that Pope Leone X gave to the Benedettini of San Prospero extra muros (who, after they were expelled by Alfonso I for strategic reasons, built the convent whose cloisters can be still admired todays). At the beginning of the XVII century as a project by Giulio della Torre, the current church was built to which the cupola (1625/29) planned by Reggio's Paolo Messori was added (who got inspiration from San Pietro in Rome). In 1816 the current step parvis was built and restored in 1926/30. In this temple having a Latin cross shape with a single aisle, some high value stucco, marble and wooden ancons are preserved. They date back to different periods, but they are mainly of the 1600. There are also precious paintings always of the XVII century by Tiarini, Besenzi and Malossi.