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Badia di Torrechiara, Renaissance abbey and church in Torrechiara, Italy.

Badia di Torrechiara is a monastery and church complex near Langhirano that blends Romanesque and Renaissance styles in its stonework and overall design. The buildings surround a central courtyard with a four-sided cloister walk featuring arches and columns that organize the religious space.

Count Pier Maria II de' Rossi began building the abbey in 1471 on the site of a Romanesque oratory, after an agreement mediated by his cousin Basilio de' Rossi with the Benedictines of Santa Giustina in Padua. Pope Sixtus IV authorised it by bull on 12 April 1473, and the church was consecrated on 6–7 June 1479. In 1551 Farnese troops set it on fire during the war of Parma; restoration lasted into the early 17th century.

The abbey is named for Santa Maria della Neve, Our Lady of the Snows, a dedication tied to the church consecrated in 1479. Inside, frescoes painted between the late 17th and mid-18th centuries decorate the church interior. The small Belvedere overlooking the Parma stream, built in the same period, was used as a lookout by the monks.

The abbey stands at Via Badia 28 in Torrechiara, a hamlet of Langhirano, in the province and diocese of Parma. The complex is reached from the village and includes the church, cloister, garden and the Belvedere overlooking the Parma stream. Visitors should arrange access with the monastery in advance.

The small Belvedere overlooking the Parma stream was built between the late 17th century and the mid-18th century, and the porticoed stair to the rear garden was added in 1779-1781. In 1893 a fire in the west side of the cloister irreparably damaged its old frescoes. During the Second World War the abbey stored rare books from Emilian libraries, including the Borso d'Este Bible.

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Pier Maria II de' Rossi
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Romanesque architecture, Renaissance architecture
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via della Badia 28 ‒ Torrechiara ‒ Langhirano (PR)
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44.65776,10.28954
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