San Giovanni Battista is a

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 ...

parish church located in the town of

Olmeneta Olmeneta ( Cremunés: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about north of Cremona. Olmeneta borders the following municipalities: Casalbuttano ed Uniti, ...

in the province of Cremona, region of Lombardy, Italy. Olmeneta San Giovanni Battista 20100725

History

The church was rebuilt in the late 19th through 20th century, but retains the earlier

Baroque architecture Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means t ...

influence, for example in the facade with rounded tympanum.Italiapedia
entry on town.

References

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Churches in the province of Cremona {{Italy-RC-church-stub