In a document signed in Pavia on 24 June 904, King Berengar I, through the intercession of Bishop Peter of Reggio Emilia, donated some goods 'in loco qui dicitur Quarantula' to the Church of Modena.

In 1227 the fiefdom passed to Bernardino, nephew of Guido Padella, while the investiture of Giovanni di Azzolino Manfredi dates back to December 1251.

[1] In August 1311, Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor recognised the dominion of the Pico family over Quarantoli and San Possidonio, which were under the jurisdiction of Reggio Emilia from 1315 to 1322.

In the western part of the village stands the Parish of Our Lady of the Snows, whose existence has been documented since 1044 and whose importance was comparable to the abbey of Nonantola.

This is a devotional terracotta work made to scale in the 19th century, according to the ancient rural tradition that the cross and the image of Christ should keep evil away.