San Biagio is
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 ...
parish church located at Via Nazionale #37 in the town of
Maranello
Maranello ( Modenese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy, 18 km from Modena, with a population of 17,504 as of 2017. It is known worldwide as the home of Ferrari and the Formula 1 racing ...
, near
Sassuolo
Sassuolo (; egl, label=Modenese dialect, Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna.
Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town ...
, in the region of
Emilia-Romagna
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, Italy.
History
A church at the site is recalled in documents from 1375 from the
Abbey of Marola. To erect the church, some of the walls of the local castle were used, and the entrance formerly required entry through an ancient gate of the castle with a drawbridge.
The church has presently a
Gothic revival
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-style facade with roofline spires, and was built between 1894 and 1903. The Belltower was built over the next decade.
Maranello website
entry on church.
References
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20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Churches in the province of Modena
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1903
Gothic Revival church buildings in Italy