The Chiesa di Torricella is a Romanesque-style,

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

oratory, or small church, located in a rural setting near the River Oglio, in the territory of

Ostiano Ostiano (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about northeast of Cremona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,054 and an area of ...

in the province of Cremona, region of Lombardy, Italy.

History

This oratory was erected around the 12th or 13th century, at the site where one could ford or cross the

Oglio river The Oglio (; Latin ''Ollius'', or ''Olius''; Lombard ''Òi''; Cremonese ''Ùi'') is a left-side tributary of the river Po in Lombardy, Italy. It is long. In the hierarchy of the Po's tributaries, with its of length, it occupies the 2nd plac ...

. In its facade, now almost faded, was an image of St Christopher, patron of the traveller. The interiors have some frescoes including an ''Adoration of the Magi'' (1539) by unknown Brescian painters.Comune of Ostiano
History and Culture entry.

References

Churches in the province of Cremona 13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Romanesque architecture in Lombardy {{Italy-RC-church-stub