Santa Maria Nascente, Neoclassical church in Pieve di Cadore, Italy

Santa Maria Nascente is a church built in the neoclassical style with balanced proportions and white marble columns framing the entrance. A large central dome sits above the altar area and defines the interior layout.

A Christian community existed at Pieve di Cadore by the 4th century, founded by missionaries from Aquileia. A Gothic pieve is documented from the 11th century and gave the village its name; it was the mother church of all Cadore. The present archdeaconry church was built from 1761 to 1819 to a design by Domenico Schiavi of Tolmezzo, with the facade added in 1875–1876.

The parish church holds a Titian altarpiece of the Madonna and Child with saints, an Ultima Cena by Cesare Vecellio on the high altar carved by Alessandro Vecchi, and a Madonna del Rosario by Marco Vecellio. A painted Orazione dell'Orto by Antonio Lazzarini and a Madonna in trono by the Vecellio school hang inside; the side altar of Sant'Antonio is by Alessandro Vecchi.

The church is easy to reach on foot from the town center, and parking is available nearby. It is useful to check opening times, as the building may be closed during services or specific hours.

The church holds a painting by Titian Vecellio, a native of Pieve di Cadore, showing the Madonna and Child with saints. The high altar, made by Alessandro Vecchi, carries a Last Supper panel by Cesare Vecellio, and a folding altar was made by Ruprecht Potsch.