Santa Maria della Pace is a

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church located on Via Emilia Levante #1300 in the town of Castelbolognese, in the region of

Emilia Romagna Emilia-Romagna (, , both also ; ; egl, Emégglia-Rumâgna or ''Emîlia-Rumâgna''; rgn, Emélia-Rumâgna) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy, situated in the north of the country, comprising the historical regions ...

, Italy.

History

A church at the site was first built in 1171 to celebrate peace between the town and

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. In 1501, the church was assigned to the

Camaldolese order The Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona ( la, Congregatio Eremitarum Camaldulensium Montis Coronae), commonly called Camaldolese is a monastic order of Pontifical Right for men founded by Saint Romuald. Their name is derived from the Holy Hermita ...

. 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maria Della Pace Castelbolognese Churches in the province of Ravenna 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy