The Chiesa della Madonna della Grazie is a

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

church located just outside the town of

Petriolo Petriolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italy, Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about south of Macerata. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,063 and an area of .All demograph ...

, at the point where the Strada provincial 36 splits toward either Mogliano or the Abbey of Fiastra and Macerata, in the province of Macerata, 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 small brick church is located on the road from Petriolo to

Mogliano Mogliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about south of Macerata. Mogliano rises on a hill at 313 m. on the sea level and halfway between the Sibillini ...

. The church was built in the second half of the 18th century in simple Neoclassical lines, and houses a venerated fresco depicting a standing forward-facing ''Madonna and Child'', felt to be miraculous. The main altarpiece depicts ''Saints Martini and Mark'' on the local landscape, painted by Luigi Fontana (1827-1908).Province of Macerata
Tourism entry on church.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Madonna Grazie Petriolo 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Neoclassical architecture in le Marche

Roman Catholic churches in the Marche Neoclassical church buildings in Italy