punto di interesse

Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie

Chiesa

point of interest

Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie

Chiesa
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Just outside the walls of the  Castle of  Sismano, we can admire the Church of  Santa Maria delle Grazie.

The Church of  Santa Maria delle Grazie located in Sismano

The small church stands just outside the door of the village, in a small and well-kept green area.

The system consists of a single room, plastered, painted and then covered with pitches supported by wooden beams. The apse consists of a lowered barrel vault, while the main altar houses an ancient fresco.

The external walls are plastered and the facade is enriched by classic devotional systems such as a portal with a stucco frame, next to which there are two low windows and a rectangular hole to dominate the composition.

Based on the poor documentation that tells us the story of this small country church, we can venture the hypothesis that, initially, it was simply an aedicule that, over the decades and thanks to the intervention of parish priests and bishops, has  become its own a real church.

And of 1597 the document that, in fact, tells the decision taken by the Bishop of Todi, Bishop Angelo Cesi, regarding this small building. We know that it was he who decreed and ordered not only the restoration of the chapel, but also the construction of a wall in the front, so as to be able to give it the dignified shape of a real Church.

It was completely restored in the eighties of the last century, after a work of paving dated 1945.

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Just outside the walls of the  Castle of  Sismano, we can admire the Church of  Santa Maria delle Grazie.

The Church of  Santa Maria delle Grazie located in Sismano

The small church stands just outside the door of the village, in a small and well-kept green area.

The system consists of a single room, plastered, painted and then covered with pitches supported by wooden beams. The apse consists of a lowered barrel vault, while the main altar houses an ancient fresco.

The external walls are plastered and the facade is enriched by classic devotional systems such as a portal with a stucco frame, next to which there are two low windows and a rectangular hole to dominate the composition.

Based on the poor documentation that tells us the story of this small country church, we can venture the hypothesis that, initially, it was simply an aedicule that, over the decades and thanks to the intervention of parish priests and bishops, has  become its own a real church.

And of 1597 the document that, in fact, tells the decision taken by the Bishop of Todi, Bishop Angelo Cesi, regarding this small building. We know that it was he who decreed and ordered not only the restoration of the chapel, but also the construction of a wall in the front, so as to be able to give it the dignified shape of a real Church.

It was completely restored in the eighties of the last century, after a work of paving dated 1945.

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Discovering the territory of Avigliano Umbro

Visit the Castle of Sismano

Discover nearby point of interest:

Reach the remains of The Parish Church of San Vittorina

Reach The High Fortress

Reach Dunarobba

Or:

Walk around Avigliano

Discovering the territory of Avigliano Umbro

14-sismano-santa-maria-delle-grazie-avigliano-umbro (2)

Visit the Castle of Sismano

Discover nearby point of interest:

Reach the remains of The Parish Church of San Vittorina

Reach The High Fortress

Reach Dunarobba

Or:

Walk around Avigliano





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Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
Vocabolo Loglio, 05020, Avigliano Umbro