Santa Maria Assunta, Parish church in Sabbioneta, Italy

Santa Maria Assunta is the archpriestal parish church of Sabbioneta, built from 1562 on a design by Pietro Martire Pesenti, known as "il Sabbioneta". Its interior has a single nave with a low barrel-vault ceiling; the apse was finished in 1585 and the original bell tower in 1592.

The church was recorded in 1404 as a subsidiary of the pieve of Casalmaggiore. In the mid-16th century Vespasiano Gonzaga had it rebuilt for his ideal Renaissance city; the project was entrusted to Pietro Martire Pesenti, called "il Sabbioneta", and the first stone was laid in 1562. The apse was finished in 1585 and the original bell tower in 1592.

Inside are works by Antonio Bresciani and Gaetano Ghidetti, an 1851 organ by Giovanni Battista Lingiardi restored in 1879 by Ernesto Lingiardi, and a copy of Raphael's Madonna del Divino Amore. The church also keeps a miraculous Crucifix given by Saint Charles Borromeo and a Holy Thorn from the crown of Christ.

The church stands in Sabbioneta's historic centre, in the province of Mantua and the diocese of Cremona, within pastoral zone 5. It is the town's archpriestal parish church, so access follows parish use; visitors should check locally before planning a visit.

Inside the church are kept a miraculous Crucifix given by Saint Charles Borromeo and a Holy Thorn from the crown of Jesus Christ. The organ was built in 1851 by Giovanni Battista Lingiardi and restored in 1879 by Ernesto Lingiardi. A copy of Raphael's Madonna del Divino Amore hangs here, alongside works by Antonio Bresciani and Gaetano Ghidetti.