San Giuseppe 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 Via Roma #11 in the town of

Pollenza Pollenza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,086 and an area of .All demogr ...

, 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

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-style church at the site was erected in 1562, but refurbished in the 18th century. The white stone curved portal is from the original church. The main altar is highly decorated with gilded columns, framing an altarpiece depicting the ''Death of St Joseph'' by

Giovanni Battista Caracciolo Giovanni Battista Caracciolo (also called Battistello) (1578–1635) was an Italian artist and important Neapolitan follower of Caravaggio. He was a member of the murderous Cabal of Naples, with Belisario Corenzio and Giambattista Caracciolo, wh ...

. Two other paintings, ''St Joseph's Dream'' and ''Flight to Egypt'', by Caracciolo are in the nearby convent. The church has four lateral altars, and choir balconies.Tourism office of Macerata
by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Provincia di Macerata, entry on the church.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Giuseppe Pollenza Baroque architecture in Marche 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy

Roman Catholic churches in the Marche