it is a renaissance church built in 1512 with a façade and a tower dating back to the 17th century. it contains a valuable cycle of frescoes by correggio (1520-1523) and parmigianino.
michelangelo anselmi (1520-21) decorated the ceiling supervised by correggio.
there is also a splendid choir by marcantonio zucchi (1512-13) in the apse and a "transfiguration" by girolamo mazzola bedoli (1556) below the
its is worth seeing the sacristy, with its wooden cupboards carved at the beginning of the 16th century and the cloisters of the monastery dating back to the cinquecento. the three cloisters are really worth a visit too. the first is called chiostro di san giovanni abate, the second chiostro del pozzo or del capitolo, the third chiostro grande or di san benedetto. the chiostro del pozzo features a portal and two marble mullioned windows made by antonio d'agrate.
