San Pietro, Schio

San Pietro, or St Peter, is the Neoclassical-style, main Roman Catholic church or duomo of the town of Schio, region of Veneto, Italy.

A new church facade was erected between 1805 and 1820, using designs of Antonio Diedo, carried out by Carlo Barrera.

The scenographic staircases leading to the raised balcony-platform in front of the facade were erected in 1837 by Tommaso Meduna.

The adjacent canon's house or manse, with a clock on the facade, and the lateral aisles of the church were added between 1877 and 1879 by Alessandro Rossi.

The interior decoration is by various artists, including Valentino Zajec (bas-reliefs in nave, and statues of the evangelists and apostles); Giovanni Busato (monochrome frescoes in apse and the altarpiece depicting Saints Carlo and Luigi; Valentino Pupin (ceiling fresco and the altarpiece depicting St Joseph; Romano and Guido Cremasco; Tito Chini (apse and window spandrel decorations), and Alfredo Ortelli (Jesus the teacher).