Madonna del Terremoto, Baroque church in Piazza Canossa, Mantua, Italy.

Madonna del Terremoto is a small Baroque votive church on Piazza Canossa in central Mantua. Inside, a single short nave leads to a presbytery closed off by an iron grille. Across the square stands Palazzo Canossa, the noble residence of Mantua's Canossa family.

Built in 1754, the church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary as a response to the major earthquake of 1693 that devastated Sicily and was felt across Italy. This dedication reveals how a natural disaster from decades earlier shaped the religious building decisions of Mantua's community.

The name records a disaster that struck Sicily in 1693, not Mantua: the church was raised in 1754 as a votive offering for the Virgin's protection after that earthquake. It stands on Piazza Canossa, facing Palazzo Canossa, the noble residence of the Canossa family of Mantua.

The church stands on Piazza Canossa, facing Palazzo Canossa, the noble residence of the Canossa family of Mantua, so the square can be crossed on foot from the surrounding historic centre. Inside, a short nave leads to a presbytery closed off by a metal grille, which limits how close visitors get to the altar area.

The two altarpieces by Giuseppe Bazzani, the Adoration of the Shepherds and a Pietà, no longer hang here; they are kept in Mantua's Diocesan Museum. The church itself is a votive building of 1754, raised in thanks for the Virgin's protection after the 1693 Sicily earthquake, which was felt as far away as Mantua.