Scuola di San Rocco, Renaissance oratory in central Padua, Italy

Scuola di San Rocco is a Renaissance oratory in central Padua housing two rooms decorated with elaborate wall paintings. The frescoes narrate scenes from Saint Roch's life and were created by several artists working between 1536 and 1545.

In 1525 the noblewoman Costanza de' Rossi bought the ruined houses of the Onara family on behalf of the Confraternity of San Rocco, and the oratory was built between 1525 and 1542. After Napoleon suppressed the confraternities it passed to the state, and the city acquired it in the early 20th century. Restorations in 1926–1929 renewed the facade plaster and removed that of the west wall.

The lower walls display frescoes showing scenes from Saint Roch's life, painted by local Renaissance artists whose work reflects Venetian artistic traditions. Visitors can observe how religious devotion was expressed through detailed narrative scenes.

The oratory is located in the downtown area and opens to visitors during daytime hours. Allow enough time to examine the wall paintings in detail and notice the layered compositions.

The upper hall, known as the Sala del Capitolo, was closed after damage from the 2012 Emilia earthquakes and later reopened. It holds an altarpiece commissioned in 1535, made of stucco mixed with marble and lime and finished with gilding, by Tiziano Minio. Flanking it are two 1559 frescoes by Stefano dall'Arzere showing scenes from the life of Saint Lucy.