The Collegiata di Santa Maria della Reggia is a

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-style, Roman Catholic church located in

Umbertide Umbertide () is a town and ''comune'' (township) of Italy, in the province of Perugia and in northwestern Umbria, at the confluence of the Reggia river and the Tiber. It is 30 km (19 mi) North of Perugia and 20 km (12 mi) South ...

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, region of

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, Italy. In 2015, it was part of the parish of San Giovanni Battista.

History

The octagonal church is located in the center of town, in Piazza Mazzini, near the

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or town castle. The church has a painting depicting ''San Isidoro'' by the school of Guido Reni and an 18th-century ''Assumption of the Virgin''. The design and construction of the church was begun in 1559 by

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and Giulio Danti; however construction continued until 1640. Other architects involved included Bino Sozi, Mariotto da Cortona (1600) and finally Bernardino Sermigni (1640). The interior is framed by a circle of 16 doric columns. The interior of the church has a 15th-century ''Madonna and Child with Saints and Transfiguration'' (1578) by Niccolo Circignani.Touring Club of Italy Umbria
edited by Touring Club of Italy, 2003, page 73. The church was built by the town to house a miraculous icon of the Virgin frescoed inside a nearby small chapel.

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