The Chiesa della Maestà or ''Church of her Majesty'' is a

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church, dedicated to a Marian devotion, sited at Localita Parolito in

San Severino Marche San Severino Marche is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. History From prehistory to Roman age The oldest remains of human pre ...

, region of

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

, Italy.

History

The church was built in 1473 at the site of an icon of the Virgin, it retains the original

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portal with beautiful floral decorations and two small side doors. Inside are 15th-century votive frescoes, painted by

Lorenzo D'Alessandro Lorenzo d’Alessandro (c. 1455 – 1503) was an Italian painter and interpreter of late gothic style. He is known by different authorities and authors by different names, including: *Lorenzo da San Severino or Sanseverino *Lorenzo d’Alessan ...

.Comune of Sanseverino Marche
tourism, monuments.

References

15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches in San Severino Marche Roman Catholic churches completed in 1473 {{Italy-RC-church-stub