Sant'Agostino, Piacenza
Sant'Agostino is a Renaissance-style former Roman Catholic church in Piacenza, Emilia Romagna, Italy. It sits at the crossing of Avenue Farnese and via Giordani. The nearby convent was built from 1569 to 1573 by the Canons Regular of the Lateran after they moved to Piacenza from the Monastery of San Marco. The church itself was finished in 1608. The Lateran order had been in Piacenza since 1431 but were expelled by Pier Luigi Farnese from San Marco.
The neoclassical façade, completed in 1792 by Camillo Morigia, evokes Roman triumphal arches with statues and a pediment decorated with angels and garlands. By the end of the 18th century the monastery was used as a military hospital. In 1798 the convent’s contents, including a large library, were auctioned to raise money for Napoleonic demands. In 1816 the monastery was turned into a school for young women. In 1828 the convent and church were bought by the city. After deconsecration, they served as barracks, a hospital and a warehouse up to World War II.
The church interior features frescoes by Trotti, Procaccini, Nuvoloni, Bartolomeo Baderna, Gian Paolo Lomazzo (Refectory, 1567), Antonio Cifrondi and Rubini. The site is now deconsecrated and has hosted exhibitions since 2019, after a period of use as an exhibition venue until 1985.
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