Santa Maria Della Verità, Viterbo
Santa Maria della Verità (Saint Mary of the Truth) is a Roman Catholic church in Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy. Formerly a monastic church and sanctuary, the adjacent convent has now been converted into the Civic Museum, Viterbo, Civic Museum while the church is now a parish church. History and description Putatively, the church was originally dedicated to St Macarius, but the first documentation available is that of a church founded in the 13th century by monks of the Premonstratensian order. But this convent was vacated by 1231 and assigned to priest of the Order of the Servi di Maria (Servite Order) who rededicated it to ''Santa Maria della Verità''. In the mid-14th century, the apse was enlarged under the patronage of the Bussi family. In 1446, three children reported a miraculous apparition of the Virgin Mary inside the church. The church now became a sanctuary and gained pilgrims and donations. Also associated with this church was blessed Pietro della Croce. His story i ...
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