Pieveottoville Explained

Pieveottoville
Region:Emilia-Romagna
Province:Parma
Comune:Polesine Zibello
Elevation M:34
Population Total:687
Population As Of:[1]
Postal Code:43016
Area Code:0524
Gentilic:pievani
Saint:John the Baptist
Day:24 June

Pieveottoville is a frazione/village of Polesine Zibello in the Province of Parma in Emilia-Romagna with a population of 687 people.

Monuments and places of interest

Collegiate of St. John the Baptist

Built in the 11th century to replace the parish of Saint Mary of Cucullo. The church was expanded in 1436 and was elected Deanery in 1601. In 1683 it was renovated in a Baroque style and elevated to a Collegiate Church in 1687. In 1778 a new bell tower was built, the apse was renovated in 1859 and the next year a neoclassical face, designed by Pier Luigi Montecchini, and decorated with frescos during the following decade. The church is home to many works of art, especially paintings and frescos by Giuseppe Moroni, Girolamo Magnani, Antonio Rossi, Pietro Baratta and Gaetano Signorini. The chorus and chancel of the seventeenth century were carved by Giovanni and Vincenzo Biazzi. The 1583 baptismal font is made from Red Verona marble and the organ is a Serassi from 1790.[2] [3]

References

  1. Web site: 20 February 2018. La Frazione di Pieveottoville. italia.indettaglio.it.
  2. Book: Fallini. Marco. Calidoni. Mario. Rapetti. Caterina. Ughetti. Luigi. Terra di pievi. Parma. 2006. MUP Editore. 88-7847-021-X.
  3. http://chieseitaliane.chiesacattolica.it/chieseitaliane/stampaapprofondimento.jsp?guest=true&sercd=45531 Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista "Pieveottoville, Zibello