Apse and bell tower of the former church of San Donnino and San Biagio

Address and contacts

via Emilia Es - 42048 Rubiera
0522 622211 - Municipality of Rubiera

Opening times

Bell tower and apse are visible only from outside

How to get there

See the indication to reach Rubiera

Historical notes

All that remains of the ancient church of Rubiera, which appeared in 1302 with the name San Donnino e San Biagio, is the semi-circular medieval apse, decorated with pilaster strips that support a cornice with overlapping arches, and on the roof the tall bell tower built at the end of the 15th century. The church had east-west orientation, with a single nave, five chapels on one side and four on the other. Along the Via Emilia, a portico extended which served as a cemetary. Abandoned as pastoral office in 1720, it continued to be officiated until 1738, when it was reduced to use as a cemetary, then transformed into a hay barn in 1822 and to a residential dwelling in 1847.