Church of Santa Maria Assunta of Castello Querciola
Place:
Castello Querciola - 42030 Viano
Contacts:
- 0522 988590
How to get there:
Accessibility
Viano is 22 km from Reggio Emilia and you get there taking the SS 467 up to Scandiano, from where you continue on the SP 7. It's 35 km from Modena and you get there taking the SS 486, then the SS467 up to Scandiano, where you continue on the SP 7. From Viano you follow the town road for the location Castello Querciola.
Viano is 22 km from Reggio Emilia and you get there taking the SS 467 up to Scandiano, from where you continue on the SP 7. It's 35 km from Modena and you get there taking the SS 486, then the SS467 up to Scandiano, where you continue on the SP 7. From Viano you follow the town road for the location Castello Querciola.
Entrance fee:
ingresso gratuito
Gratuitousness:
Free
Tourist Area:
Apennines
Geographic Area:
Matildic zone
Analytical text:
Description
It would appear that the present day church, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, was reconstructed in 1367 on a small pre-existing pre-Matildic church. From the middle of the XI century Bishop Principe held soldiers there as protection leaving the service and religious assistance active. Over the centuries, the church underwent various modifications, which made it lose its Romanesque style. In 1652, during a visit, Cardinal Rinaldo d'Este noticed that the church was humid and dark and requested that a window be made to get rid of the humidity and let fresh air in. In 1664, during a stay Bishop Marliani described it as being small and antique, but strong and with vaulted ceiling. In 1709 the church still had a single nave, which was placed facing and painted. The chancel functions as sacristy and on the floor there are four excavated sepulchers. The bell tower, which was originally of modest dimensions, is on the left side of the church. In 1859 it was raised. The two bells of 1776 then became three and subsequently four. The altar, made of inlaid wood and gilded, dates back to the XVIII century, it's adorned with festoons and full relief cherubs and leaf-decorated steps. In the tabernacle there's a representation of a dove in the middle of clouds and a small throne with spiral columns and two caryatid angels. The church is liturgically oriented and retains parts of the original structure, amongst which the nice surface of smoothed sandstone ashlars stand out, with the date and time of a total eclipse of the sun which took place in the XIV century sculpted on it.
It would appear that the present day church, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, was reconstructed in 1367 on a small pre-existing pre-Matildic church. From the middle of the XI century Bishop Principe held soldiers there as protection leaving the service and religious assistance active. Over the centuries, the church underwent various modifications, which made it lose its Romanesque style. In 1652, during a visit, Cardinal Rinaldo d'Este noticed that the church was humid and dark and requested that a window be made to get rid of the humidity and let fresh air in. In 1664, during a stay Bishop Marliani described it as being small and antique, but strong and with vaulted ceiling. In 1709 the church still had a single nave, which was placed facing and painted. The chancel functions as sacristy and on the floor there are four excavated sepulchers. The bell tower, which was originally of modest dimensions, is on the left side of the church. In 1859 it was raised. The two bells of 1776 then became three and subsequently four. The altar, made of inlaid wood and gilded, dates back to the XVIII century, it's adorned with festoons and full relief cherubs and leaf-decorated steps. In the tabernacle there's a representation of a dove in the middle of clouds and a small throne with spiral columns and two caryatid angels. The church is liturgically oriented and retains parts of the original structure, amongst which the nice surface of smoothed sandstone ashlars stand out, with the date and time of a total eclipse of the sun which took place in the XIV century sculpted on it.
Municipality:
VIANO
Via San Polo, 1, 42030 Viano (RE)
0522 988321,
prot@comune.viano.re.it
www.comune.viano.re.it
Last update: March 5, 2026