Chiesa cimiteriale di Santo Stefano

The Ancient Cemetery Church with Medieval Frescoes

The Cemetery Church of Santo Stefano in Carisolo is one of the most important sacred monuments in Val Rendena. Set in the evocative surroundings of the village cemetery, the church preserves precious frescoes attributed to the Baschenis workshop, the celebrated family of itinerant Bergamo painters who between 1470 and 1540 left their artistic mark on numerous churches throughout the Trentino valleys.

The building, with its solid local stone architecture, represents a significant example of Alpine sacred art. Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is a saint whose devotion is deeply rooted in the mountain communities of Trentino, a land evangelised in the 4th century by Saint Vigilius.