Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is the parish church of Nove, built in the early nineteenth century in a neoclassical style. Its present form followed earlier parish buildings, and its bell tower was completed in the early twentieth century.

Why it matters

The church reflects Nove's growth as a ceramics town and remains the principal parish of the community. The Italian Episcopal Conference's church census records an earlier parish nucleus in the fifteenth century and the present building between 1804 and 1818.

What to notice

The church stands just off Piazza de Fabris. Its ordered, neoclassical volumes contrast with the more decorative buildings around the square. The current bell tower was built between 1894 and 1907, replacing an older structure. The surrounding civic centre later developed around the town hall and ceramics museum.

Context and history

The parish was recorded in the fifteenth century, before the construction of the present church. The new building was designed by Giovanni Luigi De Boni, an attribution recorded in the Ministry of Culture catalogue. Work began in 1804 and continued through 1818. The bell tower followed later, with completion in 1907. The building remains the parish church of Nove.