San Giovanni Battista is a

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

parish church located in the town of

Olmeneta Olmeneta (Cremunés: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about north of Cremona. Olmeneta borders the following municipalities: Casalbuttano ed U ...

in the province of Cremona, region of Lombardy, Italy. Olmeneta San Giovanni Battista 20100725

History

The church was rebuilt in the late 19th through 20th century, but retains the earlier

Baroque architecture Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the late 16th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to ...

influence – for example, the facade with rounded tympanum.Italiapedia
entry on town.

References

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Churches in the province of Cremona {{Lombardy-RC-church-stub