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Church · Faicchio (BN)

Church of San Giovanni Battista in Faicchio

  • Visit: about 20 min
Church of San Giovanni Battista in Faicchio
Photo: Adam91 · CC BY 3.0 · resized

Church of Faicchio's patron saint, rebuilt after 1688, with a 1629 portal and the statue of St John carried in procession in August.

Not far from Piazza Palmieri, in the centre of Faicchio, stands the Church of San Giovanni Battista, an ancient parish united with the collegiate church in 1446. Rebuilt in the early 17th century, it was destroyed by the 1688 earthquake and quickly rebuilt thanks to the offerings of the faithful. Damaged in the Second World War, it was restored and reopened for worship in 2016.The façade, marked by four pilasters and topped by a curved pediment, has a stone portal dated 1629. The interior has a nave and two aisles. We like the statue of the patron saint, St John the Baptist, probably from the 18th century, which is carried in procession on the last Sunday of August: we recommend coming at that time. In the left aisle traces of a 17th-century ducal tomb remain.

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