San Filippo is a

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style,

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church located on Via Massarelli in central

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, region of

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, Italy.

History

The church was built in 1620 by Filippini priests from the Sanctuary della Madonna dei Lumi. It was built at the site of an ancient

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church of San Benedetto. In 1666, the church acquired an octagonal oratory adjacent to this church. The convent was suppressed by the Napoleonic government, and in 1862 was given to the city. The church, reflecting the earlier medieval structure, has a single nave. The altars were created along the nave. The first altar on the right has an altarpiece with the ''Immaculate Conception with Saints Cajetan and Tecla'' (1714) by

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nel 1714. The main altar was designed by Venanzio Bigioli. The ceiling of the presbytery was decorated by

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. The walls have depictions of the ''Life of St Phillip'' (1922-1923) by Mario Adami and Nicola Angelelli. The first altar on the left depicts a ''San Carlo Borromeo and Saints'' by

Girolamo Pesci Gerolamo Pesci (1679–1759) was an Italian painter, active in a Baroque style. He was born in Rome. He painted an altarpiece depicting ''Saints Dominic, Francis of Paola and Leonardo worshipping the Holy Trinity'' for the Cathedral of St Peter ...

, while the second altarpiece depicts ''San Francesco Saverio Dying'' by Paolo Borsetti.Beni Culturali Marche

References

17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Baroque architecture in Marche Roman Catholic churches in San Severino Marche {{Italy-RC-church-stub