San Pietro Apostolo AbbeyThe abbatial church as it stands today was consecrated in 1518 and the wonderful Cloister of the Columns was added in subsequent years. The wealth of art works from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries inside the church include six large terracotta sculptures depicting the Virgin Mary of Conception and various saints by Antonio Begarelli, together with his last work, the Apogeo Begarelliano in the ninth chapel, and the Pietà. The sixteenth- century organ by Giovanni Battista Facchetti is worthy of note, as is the particularly fine sacristy with frescos by Girolamo da Vignola. Adjacent to the church is the Monastic Dispensary and a small "acetaia" where Balsamic vinegar si produced.https://staging.visitmodena.it/api/en/discover-modena/art-and-culture/churches-and-religious-buildings/modena/san-pietro-apostolo-in-modena-abbeyhttps://staging.visitmodena.it/api/en/discover-modena/art-and-culture/churches-and-religious-buildings/modena/san-pietro-apostolo-in-modena-abbey/@@download/image/San Pietro-facciata.jpg
San Pietro Apostolo Abbey
The abbatial church as it stands today was consecrated in 1518 and the wonderful Cloister of the Columns was added in subsequent years. The wealth of art works from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries inside the church include six large terracotta sculptures depicting the Virgin Mary of Conception and various saints by Antonio Begarelli, together with his last work, the Apogeo Begarelliano in the ninth chapel, and the Pietà. The sixteenth- century organ by Giovanni Battista Facchetti is worthy of note, as is the particularly fine sacristy with frescos by Girolamo da Vignola. Adjacent to the church is the Monastic Dispensary and a small "acetaia" where Balsamic vinegar si produced.