Saints Philip and James church, Gothic Revival church in Predazzo, Italy

Saints Philip and James is Predazzo's parish church, built 1866–1869 to a design by engineer Michele Mayer and one of the province's few neo-Gothic revival buildings. It is about 54 metres long and 24 wide, with three naves preceded by a narthex and a bell tower roughly sixty metres high at the centre of the facade. The ten octagonal interior columns were cut from a single block of monzonite, the "Balon de la Canefia", taken from the Avisio riverbed near Le Coste.

Construction of this church began in 1866, bringing Gothic Revival architecture to the mountain region of Trentino-Alto Adige. This period marked a time of religious and architectural renewal in the mountain valley.

The church remains the gathering place where the community comes together for worship and local celebrations, shaping the heart of the town. This building represents the religious identity of the mountain region and shows how central such spaces were to community life.

The church is located in the center of Predazzo and is easily accessible on foot from the town square. The best time to visit is outside of service hours so you can view the artworks and architecture at your own pace.

The ten octagonal columns inside were all cut from a single block of monzonite, the "Balon de la Canefia", which had fallen from the mountain into the bed of the Avisio near Le Coste. The interior works were made in later years mostly by illustrious artists from Predazzo or the Fiemme valley.