Santa Maria della Pace is a
Roman Catholic
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* 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 let ...
church located on Via Emilia Levante #1300 in the town of
Castelbolognese, in the region of
Emilia Romagna
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, Italy.
History
A church at the site was first built in 1171 to celebrate peace between the town and
Bologna
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. In 1501, the church was assigned to the
Camaldolese order
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. A flood of the
River Senio in the late 1940s destroyed that church, and it was reconstituted after 1950. In 1983, it underwent a reconstruction in a modern style that recalls the
Romanesque origins. The interiors have a fresco from the 16th century, and a 15th-century tabernacle. A marble plaque near the entrance recounts the founding of the church.
Terra di Faenza
province tourism office.
References
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Churches in the province of Ravenna
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy