Auditorium Santo Stefano

The Santo Stefano Auditorium in Farra di Soligo occupies a former medieval church. Its painted presbytery preserves the religious history of a building later adapted for civic use.

Why it matters

The foundation's origins are traced to the twelfth century. Municipal acquisition in 1987 introduced a new role as a shared hall, connecting the former church with the public life of the community.

What to notice

The single nave reflects Renaissance and Baroque alterations rather than an unchanged medieval interior. Sixteenth-century frescoes survive in the presbytery. Carlo Bevilacqua's altar decoration of 1824 and a copy of the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen recall the church's dedication and later artistic furnishings.

Context and history

Successive remodelling changed the older church, while some artworks were transferred to the parish church and the Diocesan Museum of Vittorio Veneto. The twentieth-century conversion added a civic chapter to this history of change. The surviving decoration connects the auditorium with the sacred building from which it developed.