San Tossano is a
Roman Catholic
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church located just outside the hamlet of Agolla in the town limits of
Sefro
Sefro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 453 and an area of .All demographics ...
,
province of Macerata
The province of Macerata () is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata. The province contains 55 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''), listed in the ''comuni'' of the province of Macerata. Located between the rivers ...
, 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. Another church dedicated to this saint is located in
Esanatoglia
Esanatoglia is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche, Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
History
According to the legend, Esus, the Celtic God of war, would be the origin of the name of the Es ...
.
History
A church of this name in the hamlet of Agolla seems to date from at least the year 1300, although the present building appears to date from the 15th century. During a pastoral visit in 1582, the Bishop of Camerino noted the church was in use. In 1802, one account states this was mainly used as a burial church. The layout is very simple: a rectangle with a gabled roof and a bell in the facade. The façade has an off-center round window. Once the walls were covered with frescoes. While most are poorly conserved, they date from the 13th to 16th centuries.
I Luoghi del Silenzio
website, by Raimondo Fugnoli, detailing remote, abandoned, or lightly traveled places of worship in Marche and Umbria.
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References
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15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Churches in Sefro