Sant'Agostino is a
Romanesque-style
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 in central
Fossombrone
Fossombrone is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, central Italy.
History
The ancient Roman colony of ''Forum Sempronii'' took its name from Gaius Sempronius Gracchus.
Near the Furlo Pass, during the Gothic War (535 ...
, 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. The church was erected in the 14th century, and the facade still has the elements of late Romanesque architecture. The church was however refurbished in
neoclassical style by
Camillo Morigia
Camillo Morigia (15 September 1743, Ravenna - 16 January 1795, Ravenna) was a north-Italian neo-classical architect. He is most notable for his designs for the Tomb of Dante and the facade of Santa Maria in Porto Basilica, both in his home-town ...
in the early 1800s. The facade has the coat of arms of the
Malatesta Malatesta may refer to:
People Given name
* Malatesta (I) da Verucchio (1212–1312), founder of the powerful Italian Malatesta family and a famous condottiero
*Malatesta IV Baglioni (1491–1531), Italian condottiero and lord of Perugia, Bettona, ...
and a mortar and pestle insignia of a guild. The interior has a main altarpiece of a ''Nativity'' by
Federico Zuccari
Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari (c. 1540/1541August 6, 1609), was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad.
Biography
Zuccaro was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino (Marche).
His docum ...
. In addition, there is a ''Madonna and child with Saints'' by
Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri
Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri (1589–1655) was an Italian painter and Caravaggisto.
Guerrieri was born in Fossombrone. In 1606 he travelled to Rome where he studied under some notable artists including Orazio Gentileschi. Returning home in 1614 ...
in the second altar on the left. The church also has wooden icons of St Augustine and Santa Monica from the 17th century.
Tourism of Pesaro and Urbino
entry on church.
References
Churches in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino
Roman Catholic churches in the Marche
Romanesque architecture in le Marche
Neoclassical architecture in le Marche
14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Neoclassical church buildings in Italy
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