San Benedetto Abate, Church building in Scorzè, Italy.

San Benedetto Abate is the archpriestal church of Scorzè, built between 1761 and 1767 to a design by the Venetian architect Giorgio Massari. Its facade tympanum carries three statues attributed to Antonio Bonazza: Saint Benedict, Saint Lucy and Saint Agnes. Nine statues of saints attributed to Francesco Androsi stand on the pillars of the churchyard. The 16th-century bell tower, raised in 1767, reaches 50 metres.

The parish of Scorzè broke away from the mother church of Trebaseleghe in the 16th century. The present church replaced an earlier building and was erected between 1761 and 1767 to a design by the Venetian architect Giorgio Massari. Bishop Paolo Francesco Giustiniani consecrated it on 11 October 1767, the eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. In 1931 Antonio Beni drew up a plan to enlarge the presbytery, never carried out, whose drawings are kept at the town hall.

The parish broke away from the mother church of Trebaseleghe in the 16th century, and the church is dedicated to Saint Benedict Abbot. On the facade tympanum stand three statues attributed to Antonio Bonazza: Saint Benedict, Saint Lucy and Saint Agnes. Nine statues of saints attributed to the Paduan sculptor Francesco Androsi (1713-1785) stand on the pillars of the churchyard.

The 50-metre bell tower, raised in 1767 and restored in 1876, is the easiest landmark to spot when approaching Scorzè; the church stands in the town centre, in the metropolitan city of Venice and the diocese of Treviso. Above the entrance door, look for the Madonna and Child fresco uncovered during the 1990 restoration, previously hidden by the 1729 sundial.

The bell tower, 50 metres tall, dates from the 16th century and was raised in 1767. Its four bells in B2 were cast by Cavadini of Verona in 1902 and recast by De Poli of Vittorio Veneto in 1962. During the 1990 restoration, a fresco of the Madonna and Child was found above the entrance door, hidden until then by the 1729 sundial.