Santa Maria in Chiavica is a former

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church, now deconsecrated, in the

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style, located on Via S. Maria in Chiavica number 7 in central

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, region of

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, Italy. The building retains portions of its original Romanesque structure and original fresco and altar decoration, but is now used for theatrical and musical performances.

History

An oratory at the site is said to have been founded in 813 by the Archdeacon Pacifico; but the earliest documents date to the 12th century. By the 16th century, it was affiliated with the church of

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. Among the remaining artwork are a ''Birth of the Virgin'' and a ''Nativity of Jesus'' by Giovanni Battista Lanceni. In the second chapel is a ''St Francis de Sales'' and ''St John Nepomuk'' by Michelangiola Lanzeni. The frescoes are by Girolamo Costantini. There are also altarpieces by Eduardo Perini,

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, Michelangelo Aliprandi, and Francesco Turchi.Opera in Love
website entry for church.

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