Santi Faustino e Giovita is Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Montefiorino in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
Documents recall a church of this name from 1304, [1] but the building dates from the 15th century with a refurbishment in the 17th century. The main portal dates from 1639. The church contains a 17th-century canvas with the titular saints, showing the contemporary town and castle in the background. On the counter-facade is a Madonna del Rosario from the 1500s by Ascanio Magnanini. [2] [3]
References
- ^ La patria; geografia dell' Italia: Provincie di Modena e Reggio nell'Emilia, by Gustavo Chiesi, with Gustavo Strafforello, editor, Turin (1902), page 154.
- ^ Tourism portal for Province of Modena.
- ^ Visit Serra Mazzoni, religious itinerary.
Santi Faustino e Giovita is Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Montefiorino in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
Documents recall a church of this name from 1304, [1] but the building dates from the 15th century with a refurbishment in the 17th century. The main portal dates from 1639. The church contains a 17th-century canvas with the titular saints, showing the contemporary town and castle in the background. On the counter-facade is a Madonna del Rosario from the 1500s by Ascanio Magnanini. [2] [3]
References
- ^ La patria; geografia dell' Italia: Provincie di Modena e Reggio nell'Emilia, by Gustavo Chiesi, with Gustavo Strafforello, editor, Turin (1902), page 154.
- ^ Tourism portal for Province of Modena.
- ^ Visit Serra Mazzoni, religious itinerary.