Santa Maria della Porta, Macerata
Santa Maria della Porta is a Romanesque and Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located between Via Padre Matteo Ricci and Via Santa Maria della Porta, with one façade on La Scaletta, a pedestrian staircase leading up to Piazza della Liberta, in central Macerata, region of Marche, Italy.
History[edit]
This brick church is oriented with apse in the east, and located in an awkward hillside. A church at the site was likely in place by the 10th century. The portal has receding round arches within an acute angle frame. A second portal opens to Via Santa Maria. Below the church is a crypt that housed a Confraternity of Flagellants, whose symbol is sculpted in the ceiling.[1]
The crypt was initially dedicated to St Mary of the Assumption. The main altarpiece depicts an Assumption of the Virgin by Domenico Corvi.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Comune of Macerata, entry on church.
- ^ Tourism of the Marche, entry on the church.