Parrocchia S. Biagio

church of 1200, of conventual origin with a single nave and a large apse choir. the ancient medieval structure persists in part in the cloister where it is possible to see the beautiful fresco by Tommaso da Modena of San Martino found under the plaster following restoration works. the church was remodeled around the end of the sixteenth century and later will host the splendid frescoes by Mattia Preti and works by Ludovico Lana Unfortunately, towards the 80's a parish priest had the bad idea of ​​removing a pillar near the main entrance of the church, on the left side, to create a baptismal chapel for the function of the parish church just taken over by the church. unfortunately the loss of the pillar has compromised the structure of the church which is constantly closed for many years with every seismic shock, even if slight, and necessary restorations and consolidations. to date it is still closed following the earthquake of 2012. the parish was formally merged with that of the temple in 2018, so the church is fully returned to the municipality of modena of which it is owned. ps I can understand that it is closed for restoration and consolidation reasons and therefore it is not easy to visit it, but to say that it is ugly and old is for goats and ignorant, if anything it is a jewel of Modenese architecture rich in history and poorly managed works by who is responsible. but from there to despise it really means that one is an imbecile.

The choir and dome show an important cycle of frescoes painted by Mattia Preti in the mid-seventeenth century

Intimate church, baptism in the adjoining room. Cozy.

Ugly and old

Once restored it will be worth seeing