Santa Maria Assunta is Romanesque-stye,

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parish church located just outside the frazione of Rocca Santa Maria of the town of

Serramazzoni Serramazzoni ( Serramazzonese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Modena. Serramazzoni borders the following municipalities: Fior ...

in the

province of Modena The Province of Modena ( it, Provincia di Modena) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena. It has an area of and a total population of about 701,000 (2015). There are 48 ''comuni'' (singular: ''co ...

, region of

Emilia-Romagna egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ...

, Italy.

History

A church at the site is recalled from the 9th century, but the building dates from the later reconstructions. Documents link the church in 1038 to the Marchese Bonifacio of Tuscany, and subsequently to his daughter

Matilde di Canossa Matilda of Tuscany ( it, Matilde di Canossa , la, Matilda, ; 1046 – 24 July 1115 or Matilda of Canossa after her ancestral castle of Canossa), also referred to as ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as th ...

, who ceded it in 1108 to the bishop of Modena. Refurbishment in 1913-1930 attempted to restore the three nave church to its original Romanesque appearance. The ground-floor has few windows. In the rear is a two story bell-tower. The facade was remade in stone, and the roof in wood. The sculpted internal column capitals date to the 11th century. In 1974, the church was made a Marian sanctuary.Visit Modena
website.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maria Assunta Serramazzoni 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Churches in the province of Modena Romanesque architecture in Emilia-Romagna