San Pietro is a small Romanesque-style

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church located at the intersection of Via Mortara and Via Roma in the town center of

Robbio Robbio is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia. It is part of Lomellina traditional region. Robbio borders the ...

, province of Pavia,

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History

A church at the site is documented since 1125-1150. Built with brick, the apse ends in a typical Romanesque hemicycle. Among the frescoes, is a Christ in a

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surrounded by the four evangelists. The fresco of the Trinity is dated 1507. The church and Robbio is located along the

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. The church was restored to its Romanesque decor in 1960.Commune of Robbio
entry on church.

References

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