Church of Maria SS. d ”Itria

DATING: XVII CENTURY.
DESCRIPTION: The façade is characterized by an elegant Baroque portal in sandstone and a bell tower with raw bricks. The interior of the church has a basilical plan with an irregular square-shaped apse. The central nave is marked by four columns with a circular section.On the walls, once occupied by removed altars, there are niches containing the statue of St. Francis of Paola, in plaster highlighted by pilasters, capitals, squares and braids, all in pure gold and a canvas depicting the Madonna di Odigitria with Child.On the left wall a plaster statue dedicated to the Sacred Heart and a plaster crucifix highlighted by twisted columns with crumpled tympanum

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