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Cingoli
Cingoli is a town and ''comune'' of the Marches, Italy, in the province of Macerata, about by road from the town of Macerata. It is the birthplace of Pope Pius VIII. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). History The town occupies the site of the ancient ''Cingulum'', a town of Picenum, founded and strongly fortified by Julius Caesar's lieutenant Titus Labienus (probably on the site of an earlier village) in 63 BCE at his own expense. Its lofty position at an elevation of about made it of some importance in the civil wars, but otherwise little is heard of it. Under the Roman Empire it was a ''municipium''. Main sights Cingoli is also known as the "Balcony of Marche" ("Il Balcone delle Marche") because of its ''belvedere'' (viewpoint) from which, on a clear day, the sight may encompass all of the Marche and further across the Adriatic Sea to the Croatian mountain tops. Religious buildings * Cingoli Cathedral (''Concattedra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collegiate Church Of Sant'Esuperanzio, Cingoli
The Collegiata di San Esuperanzio is a late-Romanesque architecture, Romanesque and early-Gothic architecture, Gothic-style, Roman Catholic collegiate church located on Via Sant'Esuperanzio, just northwest of the historic center of the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. It is located some 300 meters north of the tip of the historic center. The road leading the Collegiata continues on to the main cemetery of the town. History The collegiate is first documented by 1139, when the property was assigned by Pope Innocent III to monks of the Fonte Avellana abbey. By the 13th-century, the church was dedicated to St Esuperanzio, patron and former bishop of Cingoli. The present church was rebuilt in this era in limestone and pink marble in a late-Romanesque architecture, Romanesque and early-Gothic architecture, Gothic-styles. The façade was intended to be sheathed in decorative marble, but remains unfinished in stone bricks. It has a small but delicate rose win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cingoli Cathedral
Cingoli Cathedral () is a Baroque Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. It stands on the central piazza opposite the town hall. Formerly the seat of the bishops of Cingoli from 1725, it has been since 1986 one of the co-cathedrals in the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia. History The present cathedral stands on the site of a previous church dedicated to the Holy Saviour (''Santissimo Salvatore'') which was demolished at the beginning of the 17th century to make way for a new building (the west front of the earlier church has been preserved in the north side of the present one). The new church was designed by the architect Ascanio Passeri; work began in 1615 and concluded in 1654. It was elevated to the status of a cathedral in 1725 by Pope Benedict XIII and the dedication was changed at the same time to the Assumption of Mary (''Santa Maria Assunta''). Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolò, Cingoli
San Nicolò is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazza XX settembre in the west end of the old quarter of the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ..., Italy. History The church was built and consecrated in 1218 in land outside the city walls to serve parishioners who lived far from the main collegiate church of San Esuperanzio located in the town center, and likely to service pilgrims and others staying at the Ospedale dello Spineto nearby. The church was located near the Porta Montana. Initially dedicated to Saints Esuperanzio and Nicolò da Bari. The baptistery was moved here from the collegiate. The façade was refurbished slightly in the 16th century when the coat of arms of the aristocrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Filippo Neri, Cingoli
San Filippo is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on via San Filippo in the town of Cingoli, Macerata, Marche, Italy. History A parish church which was probably dedicated to the Virgin was present at the site before it was elevated to the status of a collegiate church in 1530. It was assigned to the Oratory of St Phillip in 1664. This medieval church was razed to allow the construction of this Baroque edifice in 1671 under the direction of Giovanni Battista Contini, who had trained in Rome. The façade dates to the earlier building. The interior has an elliptical layout, recalling some of Borromini's projects in Rome. The sacristy also has a centralized octagonal plan. Instead of chapels, there are two side altars. The ceiling is frescoed with two medallions depicting scenes from the life of the titular saint: a ''St Philip in Adoration of the Virgin'' and a ''Glory of St Philip''. The nave also has allegorical depictions of the Theological Virtues, and depictions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santuario Di Santa Sperandia
Santa Sperandia is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Santa Sperandia in the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. History An oratory was built at the site in the 11th century, and dedicated to St Michael Archangel, patron of the Camaldolese order and a saint favored by the Lombards. By the 14th century, the oratory had been renamed in memory of Sister Sperandia, a Camaldolese nun who died in Cingoli in 1276. Originally from Gubbio, she had dedicated years to eremitic life in a grotto in Monte Acuto for some years, then moved to a small monastic community here, which was increased by Benedictine nuns from a nearby monastery of San Marco fuori Porta Mentana. The adjacent medieval monastery housed a large monastic community until it was demolished by the Malatesta overlords in 1355. It was rebuilt soon after, and the veneration of body of Santa Sperandia, led to reconsecration of this church in 1562. Documents from 1573, take note of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Spirito, Cingoli
Santa Spirito is a Roman Catholic church located on Via Don Giovanni Fenizi #6 in the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ..., Italy. History The church was built originally in 1364 with an adjacent monastery. It was rebuilt in the 18th century in its present state. The interior has gilded stucco. The altarpieces have been moved to the Pinacoteca Comunale of Cingoli. in the Comune of Cingoli. References 14th-century R ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francesco, Cingoli
San Francesco is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. History A Romanesque-style church at the site was erected by 1225 and served as head of the provincial chapter for the Frati Conventuali (Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent Religious institute, religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor bei ... order). The church and convent were rebuilt in the 18th century. The design is attributed to Maestro Giacomo da Cingoli. Only the walls, base of the bell tower, and portals (moved to right side of nave) remain of the original church. The brick façade with flanking white stone pilasters dates from the second half of the 18th century. The interior houses a painted wooden crucifix from the 16th century and a number of altarpieces. References {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Caterina, Cingoli
Santa Caterina is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ..., Italy. History The church was built originally in 1217 near the Hospital ''dello Spineto''. It was reconstructed in the first half of the 18th century in its present state. The interior has a centralized plan and contains a decorated choir area. in the Comune of Cingoli. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Caterina Cingoli 18th-cent ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Girolamo, Cingoli
San Girolamo is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. History The small church recalls the initial patronage in 1327 by Esuperanzio Lambertazzi, bishop of Comacchio. The interiors, now generally bare were renovated in 1678, and in 1902 the façade was restored by the marchese Filippo Castiglioni with designs by Federico Stefanucci. Above the Romanesque portal and below the Gothic rose window Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in Gothic cathedrals and churches. The windows are divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery. The term ''rose window'' wa ... is a sculpted square with a relief of St Jerome at this desk attributed to the studio of Fra’ Bevignate. The building is now used for temporary exhibits. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Giacomo, Cingoli
San Giacomo is a Roman Catholic church and Franciscan convent located on C. da Paterniano #4, outside of the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. History The first mention of this convent dates to 1223, and by 1446, it was in possession of the Order of Friars Minor with whom it has remained affiliated into the 21st century. Of the original church, only the sculpted Romanesque stone portal remains. The interior was refurbished in the 18th century, although the Franceschini chapel, built in 1505 retains some of its decoration. The Church has paintings attributed to Gaetano Lapis Gaetano Lapis (1706–1773) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period. Biography Lapis was born on 13 August 1706 in the central Italian city of Cagli, the son of Filippo Lapis, a wool merchant, and his wife Olimpia Orlandini of Cantian ... and Sebastiano Ghezzi. The main altarpiece was painted by Francesco Coghetti. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donatello Stefanucci
Donatello Stefanucci (1896–1987) was an Italian painter, active in his native Marche region, painting landscapes. A number of his works are on display in the Pinacoteca Civica of his native Cingoli. He frescoed the apse of the Cingoli Cathedral. He died in Fano Fano () is a city and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the ''Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by pop .... , entry on Pinacoteca of Cingoli. References 1896 births 1987 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Domenico, Cingoli
San Domenico is a Baroque architecture, Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church and convent located on via Piazzale Mestica in the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. History The convent of the Dominican order is documented since the 13th century; its buildings have undergone many reconstructions. The church has a single nave with a semicircular apse. In the 16th century, seven chapels, patronized by local aristocracy were added, as well as the bell tower. In 1727, the former church was razed, and a new Baroque architecture, Baroque style building was erected by the architects Arcangelo Vici, and his son Andrea Vici, Andrea. The nave has an oval layout with niches at the four corners. The main altar shelters the ''Madonna del Rosario'' painted by Lorenzo Lotto, and commissioned in 1539 by the local Confraternity of Rosary. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
