punto di interesse

Santa Maria delle Grazie

Chiesa

point of interest

Santa Maria delle Grazie

Chiesa

In few steps away from the parish, outside the ancient walls of the Castle of Avigliano Umbro, the charming Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie stands around an aedicule with the effigy of the Madonna con il Bambino (Madonna and Child).

Santa Maria delle Grazie: an aedicule turned into a church

The original frescoed structure, attributed to Piermatteo d’Amelia, dates back to a period ranging from the fifteenth to the sixteenth century.

The facade has two slopes, with two steps in front and a portal with a brick frame and a rectangular window above. The small bell tower is located behind the building.

The interior has a single hall with an apse and a fresco of the Madonna and Child.

On the sides there are two frescoed niches:

in the one on the left is represented a Crucifixion with Christ between St. Peter and another Saint;
in the one on the right, dated 1563, always a Madonna and Child between a Bishop and Sant’Antonio Abate.

Santa Maria delle Grazie: an aedicule turned into a church

The original frescoed structure, attributed to Piermatteo d’Amelia, dates back to a period ranging from the fifteenth to the sixteenth century.

The facade has two slopes, with two steps in front and a portal with a brick frame and a rectangular window above. The small bell tower is located behind the building.

The interior has a single hall with an apse and a fresco of the Madonna and Child.

On the sides there are two frescoed niches:

in the one on the left is represented a Crucifixion with Christ between St. Peter and another Saint;
in the one on the right, dated 1563, always a Madonna and Child between a Bishop and Sant’Antonio Abate.