Church of the Santissima Trinità

Address and contacts

Via Abbazia, 28 - 42012 Campagnola Emilia
0039 0522 663947 - Parish
Abbazia della Santissima Trinità

Opening times

Visitable upon previous arrangement only

How to get there

Campagnola Emilia

By car
From the exit Reggio Emilia of the A1 motor-way, take Provincial Road SP travelling in the direction of Reggiolo. Turn right at Novellara.
From the A22 motor-way, exit at Carpi and take the Provincial Road to Novellara.

By bus
From Piazzale Europa in Reggio Emilia, public transport buses n° 43 o 95

Historical notes

According to scholars, the original church was chosen as a model for the construction of the Church of San Domenico in Reggio Emilia. The building now has a façade with sloping roof, enclosed by pilaster strips at the corners. The roof has a simple small bell tower with vaulting cell. Still visible in the northern part are the round arches of the interior, now closed in; just beyond was the central nave. Clustered pillars in an alternating pattern support the cross-vaulted ceiling, and some traces of the bas-relief sculptures of the sandstone capitals remain. A plaster ancona on the southern wall attests to the improvements ordered by Cardinal Francesco Barberini, commendatory abbot (1695-1739), whose commission also left a fine wooden crucifix, restored and conserved in the parish church. Trapezoidal windows were also opened in the 18th century. Old frescoes which seem to depict St. Augustine were recently discovered in the room which now serves as the sacristy. Today the Abbey of the Santissima Trinità is the property of the parish and can be visited on request to the parish priest.