San Pietro, Cento

Construction of the church began before the 1300s, and it was the second oldest parish in Cento. It was attached initially to the Franciscan order. In 1749, it became a parish church, a role for which for some time it shared with the nearby church of San Rocco.^[1]

The church underwent numerous refurbishments and contains works by Lucio Massari: Crucifixion and Saints; Guercino: Virgin in Glory with Saints Bonaventure, Francis, and donor; and a Madonna and Child, Saints and Guardian Angel. Due to the 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes, the church was closed for reconstruction.^[2] The church once contained a painting depicting a Dead Christ, now in the Pinacoteca di Cento, attributed to Matteo Loves.^[3]

• Cento

44°43′34.7″N 11°17′30.2″E / 44.726306°N 11.291722°E / 44.726306; 11.291722

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