Convent of Santa Maria

The Convent of Santa Maria is located in Castiglione delle Stiviere amid the greenery of the Morainic Hills about two kilometers from the center, in Santa Maria

Convent of Santa Maria Castiglione delle Stiviere it is an interesting building that bears witness to architectural styles from more than one period. The building was built in the sixteenth century as a country house of the Gonzaga family, here he retired Luigi Gonzaga in 1584 to pray after his father’s refusal to his decision to embrace the ecclesiastical life. It belongs to the Collegio delle Vergini since 1846, a Jesuit religious congregation founded by the daughters of Rodolfo Gonzaga. Inside there is an Etruscan source of spring water, mosaics and parts of a Roman villa, part of the building and the loggia are Renaissance.

foto Valenti Daniele