Santi Maria Di Constantinopoli, Marsico Nuovo
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Santa Maria di Costantinopoli is a
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church located on Via Santa Maria just outside the town of
Marsico Nuovo Marsico Nuovo ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It was the seat of the bishops of Grumentum. It is an agricultural centre in the Agri river valley. History The city's ori ...
, near the site of an old bridge over the river Agri, province of Potenza, region of
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, Italy.


History

The church was built in 1593 under the patronage of the ''Universitas Marsicense''. The interior has an elaborate main altar, and a vault with 17th-18th century frescoes depicting the ''Coronation of the Virgin and Saints''. The portal is sculpted in stone.Tourism Guide of Marsico Nuovo


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maria di Costantinopoli Marsico Nuovo 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches completed in 1593 Roman Catholic churches in Marsico Nuovo