Chiesa di Santa Giustina

The church of Santa Giustina is closely linked to the devotion of the saint from Padua, which spread in Veneto after her death in 304 AD.

The place of worship was built at the main pivot of the land division (lotting of land) carried out by the Romans in this area. The oldest document regarding the church dates back to 1082, where it is referred to as a rural chapel; a date is engraved on the bell tower: 1101, but the building seems to date back to an earlier period. Under the altar, in fact, a stone dedicated to the emperors Maximinus and Constantine was found. It seems that St. Giustina was martyred precisely under Maximinus.

Popular tradition, confirmed by the bishop visits from the 1400s, believes it to be the first parish in the entire area.
The architectural structure faithfully adheres to the construction characteristics and religious purposes typical of Romanesque art. The façade is characterized by a rectangular portal surrounded by a simple ashlar and the semicircular lunette window above it. The roof is gabled, with Venetian tiles.
The bell tower, with a quadrangular base and characterized by exposed stones, is the vertical element that creates a simple but suggestive and harmonious volume among the parts. The bifora windows corresponding to the bell chamber are particularly beautiful.

In the 1700s, the church was made smaller because it was in danger of collapse.