Santa Maria Nuova is an ancient
Romanesque style
Roman Catholic
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church in
Viterbo
Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo.
It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history. ...
in the Region of
Lazio
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, Italy.
History
A church at the site existed prior to 1080 when documents note that the church, along with its adjacent hospital/hostel for pilgrims, was donated to the city of Viterbo. The church, until 1574, was once the archive, bank, and assembly hall for the popular assemblies. After that, the functions were moved to the
Palazzo dei Priori
The Palazzo dei Priori or comunale is one of the best examples in Italy of a public palace from the communal era (11th century). It is located in the central Piazza IV Novembre in Perugia, Umbria. It extends along Corso Vannucci up to Via Boncam ...
. It is said, that in 1266,
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, OP (; it, Tommaso d'Aquino, lit=Thomas of Aquino; 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known wi ...
preached from the pulpit in this church.
The interior has six columns, each with their individual Corinthian capital. The wall niches have frescoes by
Matteo Giovannetti
Matteo Giovannetti (c. 1322, Viterbo, Latium – 1368) was an Italian painter. He belonged to the Simone Martini school.
Life
He was summoned to Avignon by pope Clement VI to decorate the Palais des Papes there. He led teams of painters ...
(a 1340s ''Crucifixion with the Madonna, Magdalen, St John, and St James Major'');
Francesco d’Antonio Zacchi, also called il Balletta (''Resurrected Christ''); and
Antonio Del Massaro, also called ''il Pastura'', (''Saints Jerome, John the Baptist, and Lawrence''). The church also houses a 13th-century ''
Triptych of San Salvatore'', as well as modern works. It houses a canvas depicting the ''Virgin and Child with Saints Bartholemew and Lawrence'', attributed to
Giovan Francesco d’Avanzarano. In the presbytery is a modern bronze plaque depicting ''The Last supper'' (1964) by
Carlo Canestrari. Part of the cloister adjacent to the church dates from the
Lombard era.
Santa Maria Nuova
official website.
References
External links
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Roman Catholic churches in Viterbo
Romanesque architecture in Lazio
Maria Nuova