San Benedetto, Parma

Santa Benedetto is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazzale San Benedetto Da Norcia in Parma, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

The church and monastery are part of a high school, the Istituto Salesiano, run by the Salesian order.

The church was rebuilt between 1491 and 1506 with designs by Pellegrino da Pontremoli, Bernardino Zaccagni and mastermason Angelo.

Inside, are frescoes (1759) by Antonio Bresciani and Gaetano Ghidetti can still be seen in some of the side altars.

In the late 16th century, the monastery was given to the Gesuati order by the Duke Ottavio Farnese.