Santi Lorenzo E Biagio, Monte San Pietrangeli
Santi Lorenzo e Biagio is a Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical-style Roman Catholic collegiate church located at the eastern edge of the town of Monte San Pietrangeli, province of Fermo, in the region of Marche, Italy. History The collegiata of San Lorenzo e Biagio was completed in 1859 using designs by Giuseppe Valadier. It was erected outside the city walls, and the road in front of the façade is flanked at the end by two large terracotta lions, in active poses, sculpted by Luigi Fontana. The church, made with brick, has a sober pronaos with Tuscan order, Tuscan columns supporting a triangular tympanum (architecture), tympanum. The layout is that of a Latin cross, with the nave separated from the aisles by Ionic order, Ionic columns. There is a dome at the crossing. The cupola was frescoed depicting the ''Glory of St Lawrence'' by Luigi Fontana, and the spandrels depict the Doctors of the Church: ''Saints Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory the Great, and Jerome''. References

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Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of ancient Rome and (much less) ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman architecture, followed, from about the start of the 19th century, by a second wave of Greek Revival architec ...
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