Chiesa dei Santi Zenone e Martino

The Church of Santi Zenone e Martino gives Lazise's parish a monumental neoclassical setting. Its columned façade and triangular pediment contrast with the medieval fortifications nearby.

Why it matters

The dedication joins the history of San Zeno within the town with that of the former pieve of San Martino outside the walls. The destruction of the latter in 1528 helped shape the religious role and double dedication of the surviving parish church.

What to notice

Corinthian columns support the façade's entablature and pediment. Statues represent Saint Martin and the martyrs Fermo and Rustico. The square bell tower has a clock below the belfry. Inside, two side altars survive from the earlier church, while a painting of Saint Martin recalls one of the titular saints.

Context and history

Luigi Trezza prepared the late-eighteenth-century project, but the Napoleonic campaigns interrupted construction. Work resumed in the early 1820s, with contributions that included stone quarried and transported by parishioners. The main building was completed in the early 1840s and consecrated by Luigi di Canossa in 1888. A later exterior staircase added to the façade's architectural presentation.