San Giovanni de Butris is a
Romanesque-style,
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* 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 ...
stone church located outside of the town of
Acquasparta
Acquasparta is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Terni (Umbria, central Italy). It is located on a hill above the Naia Valley and the river of the same name, facing the Monti Martani mountain range.
It also sits between two hot springs, th ...
, on the former via Flaminia, in the
Province of Terni
The Province of Terni ( it, Provincia di Terni) is the smaller of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Terni. The province came into being ...
, region of
Umbria
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, Italy.
The stone church was initially built over the structure of an Ancient Roman bridge, which forms the visible base of the structure. It was initially dedicated to San Giovanni Battista, and once belonged to the
Knights of Malta.
Comune of Acquasparta
entry on church.
References
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Churches in the province of Terni
Romanesque architecture in Umbria