The Chiesa del Rosario or Rosary church is a

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-style,

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parish church located on Via Roma #53 in the town of

Pievebovigliana Pievebovigliana is a'' frazione ''of Valfornace in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. It was a separate comune until January 1, 2017, when it was merged with ...

, province of Macerata, region of

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, Italy. It is located in the northwest corner of the olde town.

History

The church is an unremarkable single nave church, faced in white stucco, erected in the 17th century. The main altar frame however is flanked by gilded Solomonic and Corinthian columns, and carved figures. The main altarpiece depicts the ''Madonna with Child with Angels and Saints Anne, John the Baptist and

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'' (after 1765) attributed to

Domenico Luigi Valeri Domenico Luigi Valeri (20 August 1701 - 1770) was an Italian painter and architect active in Marche. Biography He was born in Jesi. He painted canvases for the church of Santa Maria di Piazza in Serrapetrona. He died in Camerino. Among his arch ...

. The side altars have canvases depicting an ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' and a ''Madonna of the Rosary''.Tourism office of Macerata
, by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Provincia di Macerata, entry on the church.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosario Pievebovigliano Baroque architecture in Marche 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy

Roman Catholic churches in the Marche