San Pietro Martire is a

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-style, Roman Catholic Basilica church located at piazzetta at the intersection of Via delle Torrei, Soderini, and Solestà in the town of

Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000. Geo ...

in the region of

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, Italy.

History

The church was begun by the Dominican order in 1280, recalling the 1250 visit to Ascoli of Brother Pietro da Verona. Construction continued until the 16th century. The travertine block façade has three rounded oculi and a single portal with two flanking columns extending from a rounded pediment. The façade portal was designed by

Giuseppe Giosafatti Giuseppe Giosafatti (1643–1733) was an Italian architect and sculptor, mainly active in the city of Ascoli Piceno. His father, Antonio, was born in Venice and active in the late 1580s. Giuseppe's father placed him as an apprentice to his cousin ...

(1643–1731). The lateral portal faces the piazzetta and has doric columns (1523), designed by Cola dell'Amatrice. 478AscoliPSPietroMartire

On the lateral walls is an inscription with the town tax and customs laws. The interior with three naves has a number of travertine altars. The main altar was designed in 1724 by Giuseppe and Lazzaro Giosafatti, it is decorated with a ''Madonna del Rosario'' by Luigi Devò flanked by marble statues or the allegories of Purity and Humility. The church also has canvases by Lodovico Trasi, Giuseppe Angelini,

Giovanni Battista Buonocore Giovanni Battista Buonocore (1643 in Campli, Province of Teramo, Abruzzo – May 22, 1699 in Rome) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He became Rector (1679), then ''Principe'' (1698) (replacing the Maratta) of the Accademia di San Luca ...

of Campli, and

Tommaso Nardini Tommaso Nardini (1658 – December 9, 1718) was an Italian priest and painter of the Baroque period, active in his native town. Biography Born in Ascoli Piceno, Nardini was a pupil of Ludovico Trasi. and upon the latter's death, he worked und ...

. The lateral walls have 13th and 14th-century frescoes. The relic of the sacred spine is sheltered in a 15th-century gilded silver reliquary made by Nicola da Campli.Tourism of Marche
description of the church.

References

Gothic architecture in le Marche Roman Catholic churches in Ascoli Piceno Basilica churches in the Marche 13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy {{Italy-RC-church-stub