San Pietro Abbey of the Benedictine monks - Monastic Dispensary

San Pietro Abbey of the Benedictine monks - Monastic Dispensary

The abbatial church as it stands today was consecrated in 1518 and the wonderful Cloister of the Columns was added in subsequent years. The wealth of art works from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries inside the church include six large terracotta sculptures depicting the Virgin Mary of Conception and various saints by Antonio Begarelli, together with his last work, the Apogeo Begarelliano in the ninth chapel, and the Pietà. The sixteenth- century organ by Giovanni Battista Facchetti is worthy of note, as is the particularly fine sacristy with frescos by Girolamo da Vignola. Adjacent to the church is the Monastic Dispensary and vinegar laboratory.
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+39(0)59/214016
lukeb70@virgilio.it
http://www.monasteromodena.it/
The Abbey is open to the public from 6.15 am to noon and from 2.45 to 7.30 pm. Opening times for the Monastic Dispensary: Monday to Saturday from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and from 3.30 to 7.30 pm. Closed on Monday mornings and Sundays. Special Sunday opening subject to appointment with Luca Bergonzini on +39 328 673338. Visits are not allowed during celebrations.
Modena
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