Santa Maria di Correano is a Romanesque style,

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

church in the town of Ausonia,

province of Frosinone The province of Frosinone () is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of and a total population of 493,605 (2016). The province contains 91 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''), listed in the ...

, region of

Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...

, Italy.

History

The church was erected at the site of a former ancient Roman villa, located outside of the town, on the slopes of Monte Fammera. The structure includes

spolia ''Spolia'' (Latin for 'spoils'; : ''spolium'') are stones taken from an old structure and repurposed for new construction or decorative purposes. It is the result of an ancient and widespread practice (spoliation) whereby stone that has been quar ...

from the site. The interiors house a medieval frescoes of ''San Nicola'', the ''Madonna and Child'', and ''Christ calming the Storm''.Comune of Ausonia
entry on church.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maria di Correano Ausonia Churches in the province of Frosinone Romanesque architecture in Lazio