Madonna del Popolo is a

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church located facing the town square of

Montecchio Montecchio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km south of Perugia and about 30 km northwest of Terni. Montecchio borders the following municipalities: Avigliano Umbro, ...

, in the

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, region of

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, Italy.

History

The present church was erected by the Confraternity del Suffragio, and is documented since 1618, and notes indicated consecration by 1634. In the past, the façade was painted with the coat of arms of

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. The interior has a single nave with a pitched roof. The lateral chapels include works by Giuseppe Boni and a 17th-century canvas depicting the veneration of the Virgin and surrounding saints. In the past, the confraternity held the titles of ''delle Anime Purganti'' (of the Souls of Purgatory); ''del Santissimo Sangue'' (of the Holiest Blood); and ''della Buona Morte'' (of the Good Death). In 1798 the confraternity was suppressed, and the property expropriated. The church passed on to other ecclesiastical groups.Comune of Montecchio
guide to city center.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Madonna del Popolo Montecchio Churches in the province of Terni 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches completed in 1600