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Abbey / Monastery, 1096
Abbazia di San Basilide
Church building in Lesignano de' Bagni, Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Abbey / Monastery
- Period
- Middle Ages, 1096
- Style
- Romanesque architecture
- Founder
- Bernard degli Uberti
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 44°35′36″ N, 10°16′04″ E
- Address
- via S. Michele Cavana 4‒18 ‒ Badia Cavana ‒ Lesignano de' Bagni (PR)
History and description
The Abbey of San Basilide (Italian: Abbazia di San Basilide, also known as Badia Cavana, is a former Vallombrosan monastery and church located in the neighborhood of San Michele Cavana of the town of Lesignano de' Bagni, Province of Parma, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
The abbey stands along a road from Tuscany to Parma, through the Lagastrello pass across the Apennines. It was founded between
1097 and 1106 by the Benedictine congregation of Vallombrosa, the ruled by this order until 1485. The stone abbey buildings retains their original Romanesque layouts.
The abbey church has a semicircular apse. In the twelfth century, a portico with two arches and an upper loggia, with capitals depicting the symbols of the evangelists, was added. At the apse are stairs descending to a crypt which putatively held the remains of St Basilide.
On the southern side of the church are portions of a still functioning monastery.
The foundation of the abbey is linked to the figure of Bernardo degli Uberti, abbot of Vallombrosa, cardinal and apostolic legate of Pope Pasquale II, appointed as bishop of Parma in 1106.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Abbazia di San Basilide».
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Getting there
Ciano d’EnzaTrain, nearest
11.1 km as the crow flies
Abbazia di San Basilidevia S. Michele Cavana 4‒18 ‒ Badia Cavana ‒ Lesignano de' Bagni (PR)
Aeroporto di Parma "Giuseppe Verdi"26.0 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Abbazia di San Basilide?
Abbazia di San Basilide is in Lesignano de' Bagni, in the province of Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. Address: via S. Michele Cavana 4‒18 ‒ Badia Cavana ‒ Lesignano de' Bagni (PR). GPS coordinates: 44.59332, 10.26789.
How old is Abbazia di San Basilide?
Wikidata dates it to 1096.
What else is there to see near Abbazia di San Basilide?
Nearby you’ll find: Museo del Risorgimento Faustino Tanara (2 km away), Museo del prosciutto di Parma (2.1 km away), Castello di Mattaleto (3 km away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Abbazia di San Basilide (San Michele Cavana, Lesignano de' Bagni) - chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo e canonica 2019-06-26 — Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbazia di San Basilide - capitello del nartece — Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbazia di San Basilide - chiesa e canonica — Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbazia di San Basilide - facciata della chiesa — Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbazia di San Basilide - nartece — Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbazia di San Basilide (San Michele Cavana, Lesignano de' Bagni) - canonica 2019-06-26 — Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbazia di San Basilide (San Michele Cavana, Lesignano de' Bagni) - facciata della chiesa 1 2022-07-17 — Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbazia di San Basilide (San Michele Cavana, Lesignano de' Bagni) - facciata della chiesa 2 2022-07-17 — Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbazia di San Basilide (San Michele Cavana, Lesignano de' Bagni) - facciata della chiesa 2026-05-03 — Parma1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences