San Marone is a
Roman Catholic church located in the Italian ''
comune'' of
Civitanova Marche. It is currently administered by the
Salesian order.
History
The church is currently located on the site where the patron saint of the town, San Marone, was believed to be martyred in the 2nd century AD. The church was established in the 9th century to store his relics. The ancient church and the surrounding hamlet were nearly destroyed in the medieval period by the townsmen of
Fermo. The church was rebuilt in the 19th century with a
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
-style under the designs of
Giuseppe Sacconi. The brick facade is decorated with a central rosette, and the windows are narrow, except for a mullioned series in the belfry of the bell tower. Following the restorations that took place in the aftermath of
World War II, some of the earlier foundations were uncovered. The main portal of the facade has a late 19th century fresco painted by Sigismondo Nardi.
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19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Gothic Revival church buildings in Italy
Roman Catholic churches in Civitanova Marche