Sant'Agostino, Visso
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Sant'Agostino is a Gothic-style, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located in the town of Visso, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy.
History[]
The church building was erected in 1338, adjacent to the in the town. The exterior façade, made with large white stone bricks, is generally undecorated but for an ogival arch and main portal and a delicately ribbed rose window with twelve spokes.
By the 17th century, the complex housed the seminary, and between 1860 and 1901, it housed the town Gymnasium (school). It is now part of the town's museums with occasional parish functions. The church and sacristy are used by the Museo Civico Diocesano.
The museum contains approximately 130 works including canvases, frescoes, terracotta, wood statues, engraved tabernacles, and precious religious items including crucifixes, candelabra, calyxes, reliquaries, and apparel. Featured in the collection are works mainly from artists active in the region, including works by , called il maestro della Valnerina; a wooden statue by the Master of the Madonna di Macereto; and paintings by . Other works include paintings by Simone de Magistris, Carlo Cignani, Domenico Alfani, and Antonio Viviani. The museum contains original manuscripts by Giacomo Leopardi.[1]
References[]
- ^ Comune of Visso, entry on the church.
Coordinates: 42°55′53.54″N 13°5′13.73″E / 42.9315389°N 13.0871472°E
- Gothic architecture in le Marche
- 14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
- Churches completed in 1338
- Churches in the Province of Macerata
- Roman Catholic churches in the Marche
- Italy Roman Catholic church stubs