The Madonna delle Grazie is a
Romanesque-style,
Roman Catholic
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*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, or sanctuary, in the town of
Teramo
Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.
The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...
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Province of Teramo
The Province of Teramo ( it, provincia di Teramo; Abruzzese: ') is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Teramo. The province has an area of , a population of 313,029 (2012), and is subdivided into 47 comunes ( i ...
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Region of Abruzzo
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, Italy.
History
A church at the site, dedicated to ''Sant'Angelo delle Donne'', and attached to a
Benedictine order
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, caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal
, abbreviation = OSB
, formation =
, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
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monastery is documented from the 12th century. In 1448, the site was assigned to the
Franciscan order
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, caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans
, abbreviation = OFM
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. The church was refurbished in the 1600s and 1800s, with the last alteration in 1892-1900 restoring an appearance befitting a Renaissance interior.
In the late 19th century, the interior was frescoed by
Cesare Mariani
Cesare Mariani (January 13, 1826 – February 21, 1901) was an Italian painter and architect of the late-19th century, active in Rome and Ascoli Piceno.
Early life and training
He was born in Rome to Pietro and Maria Agnelletti; his father worked ...
. The main altar has a polychrome statue of the ''Madonna and Child'' attributed to
Silvestro dall'Aquila. A restored 15th century fresco of an ''Enthroned Madonna delle Gracia with Child'' is attributed to the school of
Carlo Crivelli
Carlo Crivelli (Venice, c. 1430 – Ascoli Piceno, c. 1495) was an Italian Renaissance painter of conservative Late Gothic decorative sensibility, who spent his early years in the Veneto, where he absorbed influences from the Vivarini ...
. Attached to the church is the 12th century cloister.
Province of Teramo
Tourism office.
References
Churches in the province of Teramo
12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Romanesque architecture in Abruzzo
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