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Church · Frigento (AV)

Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo in Frigento

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 907 m
Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo in Frigento
Photo: Retaggio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized

The former cathedral of Frigento, rebuilt in the 18th century, with painted ceilings and a crypt full of ancient remains.

At the top of Frigento's hill stands the mother church of Santa Maria Assunta, once a cathedral when the town was a bishop's see. It is the village's oldest place of worship, with early Christian origins; destroyed by the 1732 earthquake, it was rebuilt around 1760 with three naves, a semicircular apse and side chapels.We suggest looking up at the coffered chestnut ceilings, with 18th-century canvases by Antonio Vecchione of Nola devoted to the Assumption and Saint Marcian. We also love the high altar in polychrome marble and the Baroque wooden furnishings. Do not miss the crypt, which holds finds from the Roman and late antique periods.

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