The church of S. Pietro seems to date back to the XII century, built on the place of a pre-existing chapel. The façade is in neo-gothic style while the bell tower, dating back to the end of 1400, is original. In the church there is also a chapel, usually closed, which was dedicated to S. Simonino.
The cult of "little Simone" (or Simonino, as he was commonly called by the people) deserves a closer examination. During the Holy Week of 1475, the body of this three-year-old boy was found in an irrigation ditch that flowed under the city’s synagogue. The Jews were accused of the death and this provoked on the one hand a real repression against them that led to a series of summary executions, while at the same time a form of veneration of the child began to develop that reached very high levels.
Following a careful historical review published in 1964, the innocence of the Jews was recognized and the following year the Church officially abolished the cult of St. Simoninus.
