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Church of San Valeriano

There is a drinking water fountain.

Celtic crosses in the Piedmont countryside. A tiny corner of Ireland ☘️

The church of S. Valeriano was part of an ancient Cluniac priory from the 11th century. The grandeur of its structure is an indication of the importance of its function on the European routes to France and Northern Europe and in the opposite direction to Rome, the so-called “Via Francigena or Romea”.

Medieval monument in Robbio (12th century), it has preserved its simple Romanesque decoration. Entirely in terracotta, it stood near the gate of San Pietro, on the road to Mortara, and there was an adjoining hospital, mentioned in the chronicles as early as the 13th century.

The first documents mentioning it date back to 1440, but the church certainly has an earlier layout, built in the shape of a Latin cross, with three naves.

Next to it, there is a fountain with water and a column with repair and inflation tools for bicycle maintenance.

The church, commonly called the Madonnina, was built in 1764 and after several renovations was restored in 1910: on this occasion the façade was also rebuilt. Inside there is a well-made fresco from the sixteenth century depicting the Virgin with the Child on her knees.