San Giovanni Battista is a romanesque-style,

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church located in front of Piazetta Garibaldi in San Gemini,

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, region of

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, Italy. This church was formerly associated with an

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monastery. Inscriptions record that the building was erected in 1199 by the architects Nicola Simone e Bernardo. The Portal is carved with decoration. The lunette includes both

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and

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symbols. The interior has large octagonal pilasters. The main altarpiece is a ''Madonna of the Rosary'' (1618) by Simone Cibori; the altar on the left has a ''Madonna della Cintura'' (Pregnant Madonna) attributed to Giovanni Battista Manna; and the altar on the right has a depiction of Sainte

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. The baptismal font dates to the 16th century.Comune of San Gemini
tourism entry.

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