Parma - St John the Evangelists Church

(Local Name: Monastero San Giovanni Evangelista) Behind the cathedral in Parma stands the convent church of San Giovanni Evangelista, a Renaissance building (1510) with a Baroque façade of 1607 and a slender tower of 1614. It contains fine frescoes by Correggio (in the dome; 1521-23) and his pupil Parmigianino. Beside the convent is the Storica Farmacia di San Giovanni Evangelista, an old chemist's shop, with a Renaissance interior and ceramic containers (16th-18th centuries).