<p style="margin-bottom:0cm" align="JUSTIFY">The Ex Church of San Mattia was built by Pietro Fiorini from 1575 and consecrated in 1588.It was added to the Dominican Convent;with the simple façade situated on the road;via Sant'Isaia;perfectly integrating with the surrounding urban environment.The interior appearance is sumptuous and spectacular and it is thanks to the "modernization" of the ornamental details and paintings from the mid-eighteenth century;of Peter Scandellari who was a "quadraturista" and artists Nicola Bertuzzi Taroni and Tertullian.At the same time;there was also a transformation of the Serliane and of the Oculus in the top middle part;into large rectangular windows.In 1799;following the suppression of religious orders who were being sought by the Napoleonic government;the church of St.Matthias was separated from the convent;desecrated and reduced to a warehouse.The restoration started in 1981 and was completed in 1994 under the sole responsibility of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture;and has brought to light many stucco and frescoes.These have been entrusted to the Regional Directorate for Cultural Heritage of the State Property Agency of Emilia Romagna;and the Church of San Mattia has become a centre for meetings;exhibitions;conferences on architecture;urban planning;design;the study of historical heritage - artistic-landscaping in Emilia-Romagna.