Church of Sant'Agostino
Piazzetta Pignedoli
Reggio Emilia, May 2024
“The church of Sant'Agostino is a Catholic place of worship located in Piazzetta Pignedoli, in the historic center of Reggio Emilia. The church is the seat of the parish of San Lorenzo in Sant'Agostino of the Urban vicariate of the diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla. On the site occupied by the current building stood the church of Sant'Apollinare, already mentioned in a document from 1183 and destroyed in 1249, during the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. It took on its current title in 1268 when it was rebuilt, together with the convent, by the Augustinian Hermit friars. It was rebuilt in 1452 after the fire of 1423, when the current Romanesque apse and the tower were also built, the latter designed by Antonio Casotti and financed by the Municipality and Abbot Zoboli. The façade, in Baroque style, entirely in terracotta, dates back to 1746 and was designed by the architect Alfonso Torreggiani and has two niches with the statues of San Guglielmo and San Nicola da Tolentino inside.” (Sant'Agostino, Wikipedia)
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