Chiesa di Santa Maria in Corte (Servi)

Santa Maria in Corte, also known as the Church of the Servi, preserves a fourteenth-century Servite foundation and a major Baroque interior on Rimini's Corso d'Augusto.

Why it matters

The Malatesta granted land to the Servites in the early fourteenth century, and construction began in 1317. A major rebuilding in the 1770s transformed the church into an important example of late-Baroque art in Rimini, with architecture by Gaetano Stegani and stuccowork by Antonio Trentanove.

What to notice

The medieval side wall remains visible along Corso d'Augusto, alongside the fourteenth-century Agolanti family chapel. Inside, Trentanove's stuccoes define the eighteenth-century decoration, and frescoes associated with Giotto's school survive. Engineer Giuseppe Urbani designed the present facade in 1894.

Context and history

The Servites maintained the church until the order's suppression in 1798, after which the convent passed briefly to Dominicans. In 1806 the church became the parish of Santa Maria in Corte. Don Ugo Maccolini founded the Pia Opera del Rosario in 1885, supporting the facade rebuilding of 1894, reconstruction of the upper bell tower and gilded decoration by Luigi Samoggia.