San Tossano is a
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
church located just outside the hamlet of Agolla in the town limits of
Sefro, 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. Another church dedicated to this saint is located in
Esanatoglia
Esanatoglia is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche, Italy.
History
According to the legend, Esus, the Celtic God of war, would be the origin of the name of the Esino river, on whose shores a town, ''Aesa'', is presumed to have been founded in Ro ...
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History
A church of this name in the hamlet of Agolla seems to date from at least the year 1300, although the present building appears to date from the 15th century. During a pastoral visit in 1582, the Bishop of Camerino noted the church was in use. In 1802, one account states this was mainly used as a burial church. The layout is very simple: a rectangle with a gabled roof and a bell in the facade. The façade has an off-center round window. Once the walls were covered with frescoes. While most are poorly conserved, they date from the 13th to 16th centuries.
I Luoghi del Silenzio
website, by Raimondo Fugnoli, detailing remote, abandoned, or lightly traveled places of worship in Marche and Umbria.
References
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15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Sefro