The Church of San Pietro is a Catholic place of worship situated in Via Emilia San Pietro, in the old town centre of Reggio Emilia.

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The Benedictine monks built the new monastery and started constructing the small cloister in 1524 and the large cloister in 1542. As the large cloister was being completed in 1586, the old church had to be torn down because it was inconsistent with the new building plan. Construction work on the new church started in 1586 and was completed in the 1630s.

The Church of San Pietro is a Catholic place of worship situated in Via Emilia San Pietro, in the old town centre of Reggio Emilia.

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The Benedictine monks built the new monastery and started constructing the small cloister in 1524 and the large cloister in 1542. As the large cloister was being completed in 1586, the old church had to be torn down because it was inconsistent with the new building plan. Construction work on the new church started in 1586 and was completed in the 1630s.

The Church of Santi Girolamo e Vitale Martiri is an artistic heritage monument and place of worship situated in the city centre of Reggio Emilia.

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In November 1443, the Observant Franciscan Brotherhood, founded by Friar Bartholomew of Parma, acquired the chapel and the Orto di San Vitale garden. Two years later, the Bishop of Reggio consecrated the church and the new altar with the name of Saint Jerome and Martyr Saint Vitalis.

The Church of San Giorgio is a religious building situated in Via Farini, in Reggio Emilia’s old town centre.

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The Church of San Giorgio was mentioned in the records as early as 1146, but its current appearance is the result of interventions carried out in the 17th century following the establishment of the Jesuits in Reggio Emilia.
The bell tower designed by Andrea Antonio Pozzo da Trento was annexed to the main church building between 1675 and 1678. Then, between 1701 and 1720, Palazzo San Giorgio was built opposite the church to a design by the architect Giuseppe Torri. The building housed the college, the schools and the living quarters of the members of the Jesuit community, who were active until the suppression of the order in 1773.
In 1859, the palace became a state school and library. Today it houses the city’s most important library, the “Antonio Panizzi” Municipal Library.

The Baptistery of San Giovanni is located in Piazza Prampolini, next to the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, and is annexed to the Bishop’s Palace.

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The Baptistery of San Giovanni is one of the city’s most important historic buildings. It dates to 1040-49 but has undergone many interventions over the years. Most notably, in the 15th century, the Bishop of Reggio Emilia Bonfrancesco Arlotti had its façade adapted in the Renaissance manner and the Bishop’s Palace extended to incorporate the baptistery, previously a freestanding building, in the main architectural complex.

The Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, commonly known as San Giovannino, is situated in Piazzetta San Giovanni in the old town centre of Reggio Emilia.

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The church was first mentioned in the 12th century. The present-day structure, with its austere, unfinished brick façade, dates to the 16th century and was designed by the architect Antonio Casotti. Of the original medieval structure only the perimeter remains today.