Oratorio della Madonna

The first certain news of the ancient Pieve dedicated to Saint Peter dates back to 1156, an act of exchange of assets made between Isaac, priest of the Church of Saint Peter of Montegrotto, and Hubert, archpriest of the Cathedral of Padua. The first Church was "selegiata" (paved with cobblestones) and floored, measuring 48 feet (16.80 m) long and 25 feet (8.75 m) wide, with three naves, in Romanesque style. In 1720, Archpriest Don Lorenzo Massanti, finding the Pieve in decline and unsuitable for the size of the population (about 1700 souls), thought of building a new Church, larger in size. The year after his appointment, he had the old Pieve demolished (preserving the ancient medieval tower) and rebuilt the new Church in three years, in Baroque style, on the same site "dedicated to Saints Peter and Elisha the Prophet," as stated in the inscription still visible above the side portal. It was 1724. It was consecrated on October 19, 1777, by Bishop Nicola Antonio Giustiniani. Inside, on the main altar, one can admire the altarpiece by painter Luca Ferrari (1605-1654): Saint Peter receiving the keys from Jesus. Much loved and venerated by the Christians of Montegrotto is the wooden statue of the Black Madonna dating back to 1724, located on the first altar to the left, which is taken in procession to the Sanctuary of Monteortone on April 25 every year.