San Filippo is a

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

-style,

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church located on Corso Persiani #44 in the town of

Recanati Recanati () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Macerata, in the Marche region of Italy. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1290 it proclaimed itself an independent republic and, in the 15th century, ...

, 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

A church was founded here in 1665 by the

Oratorians An Oratorian is a member of one of the following religious orders: * Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (Roman Catholic), who use the postnominal letters C.O. * Oratory of Jesus (Roman Catholic) * Oratory of the Good Shepherd (Anglican) * Teologisk Orator ...

. An adjacent convent was built in 1708 through 1712. In 1722, this larger church was designed by Romolo Broglio. The brick façade is enlivened by white stone elements including the portal, windows, and bases and capitals of pilasters; it was built in 1771 to 1774 using designs by Pietro Augustoni, and an abundance of pilasters in the base. The interior has two lateral chapels with altarpieces depicting a ''San Carlo Borromeo'' by Andrea Pasqualino Marini, and the ''Madonna with St Joseph, St Teresa of Avila, and the Blessed

Sebastian Valfrè Sebastian Valfrè (9 March 1629 – 30 January 1710) was a Catholic priest and a member of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. He is called the Apostle of Turin for his long years of service to the people of that city, where he served as the provos ...

'' by Francesco Saverio Moretti. The apse of the single nave has a massive gilded altar frame with Solomonic columns housing an altarpiece depicting the ''Ecstasy of St Phillip Neri in the Catacombs'' by

Pier Simone Fanelli Pier Simone Fanelli (29 December 1641 - 1703) was an Italian painter active in the Region of the Marche, active in a Baroque style. Biography He was born in Ancona and died in Cingoli. His training is unclear. By 1665-1666 he was painting in th ...

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entry on church.

References

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