Sant'Agostino, Piacenza

Sant'Agostino is a Renaissance style, former Roman Catholic church, located at the intersection of the Avenue Farnese and via Giordani in Piacenza, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.

The adjacent convent was built during 1569-1573 by the Canons Regular of the Lateran, but the church building was not completed till 1608.

The Lateransi had been in Piacenza since 1431, but had been evicted by the Pier Luigi Farnese from their prior holdings at the Monastery of San Marco.

[1] The facade recalls the Roman triumphal arches, with statues and a pediment decorated with angels and garlands.

[2] The interior of the church is decorated with frescoes by Trotti; Procaccini ; Nuvoloni; Bartolomeo Baderna; Gian Paolo Lomazzo (Refectory, 1567); Antonio Cifrondi; and Rubini .