Former St. Sebastian Hospital

Address and contacts

Via Marconi - 42015 Correggio
Ex Ospedale San Sebastiano

How to get there

Correggio

By car
Driving along the A22 Modena-Brennero motorway, exiting at the Carpi tollbooth and following the directions for Correggio (then following the SS468 towards the south);
using the A1 Milan - Bologna motorway, exiting at the Reggio Emilia tollbooth and following the signs for Carpi-Correggio (taking the SS468 in a northerly direction).

By train
The closer railway station to Correggio are Reggio Emilia (about 20 km) and Carpi (about 7 Km)

By bus
From Piazzale Europa - Reggio Emilia, bus n. 43 or 82

Historical notes

The establishment of a hospital inside the town walls was carried out thanks to various purchases and legacies, and the donation of broken down buildings by the Duke of Modena. Construction of the hospital in the southern part of the town started in 1685 and was completed in the following century. The main façade was on the “contrada delle Canove” (now Via Marconi), and the secondary façade overlooked “Piazza Castello”, while the north-western side of the building was on “Via della Montagna”, now Via del Carmine. The Baroque façade still bears the inscription “Aegrotantium saluti” above the main entrance. The original plan of the building was arranged around two wide corridors, one for men and one for women, with an oratory in the middle that was also open to the general public.