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Church · Piana di Monte Verna (CE)

Church of Santa Maria a Marciano

  • Visit: about 20 min
Church of Santa Maria a Marciano
Photo: Dgs68 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized

In Piana di Monte Verna, the Gothic Santa Maria a Marciano, mentioned in 979, preserves 14th-century frescoes and Roman finds.

Next to the cemetery of Piana di Monte Verna stands the Church of Santa Maria a Marciano, whose name is thought to derive from a Roman villa of the Marciano family: in 1882 the remains of a bath building came to light. Already mentioned in 979, the church owes its present appearance to a Gothic rebuilding in the first half of the 14th century.We like the two-level façade with its pediment, the square bell tower and the hermitage above the church with its 14th-century spiral staircase. Inside, we recommend admiring the frescoes restored in 2017, including a St Luke of 1334 and an enthroned Madonna, and looking for the reused Roman pieces, such as a milestone and an inscribed column.

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