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Church of Santissimo Crocifisso in Valfornace

Church of Santissimo Crocifisso in Valfornace

Type
Church
Address
Colle San Benedetto, Valfornace (MC)Valfornace (MC)

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The Church of Santissimo Crocifisso (Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso) in Valfornace stands in Colle San Benedetto, a hamlet of the municipality of Valfornace, in the province of Macerata. It is a subsidiary church of the parish of San Marco, in the diocese of Camerino - San Severino Marche, and is protected as a cultural heritage site.

Its origins go back to the 13th century. In the nearby municipalities of Fiastra and Visso there are other churches with the same dedication, which are separate buildings.

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History of the Church of Santissimo Crocifisso in Valfornace

The Church of Santissimo Crocifisso in Colle San Benedetto was built in the 13th century. Between 1997 and 1999 the entire building was restored.

Colle San Benedetto belonged to the municipality of Pievebovigliana, which on January 1, 2017 merged with Fiordimonte to form Valfornace.

Visiting the Church of Santissimo Crocifisso in Valfornace

To find out whether the church is open, it is best to contact the parish of San Marco or the Comune di Valfornace (town hall) in advance.

Where the Church of Santissimo Crocifisso in Valfornace is located

The church stands in the hamlet of Colle San Benedetto, in the territory of the former municipality of Pievebovigliana, now Valfornace. The hamlet is one of the stops on the Isola-Fiano-Colle San Benedetto-Roccamaia circuit, a rural route linking four hamlets in the hills of Valfornace.

Around the Church of Santissimo Crocifisso in Valfornace

Along the same circuit lies Roccamaia, a village stretched along the back of the mountain with houses at different heights. Standing apart from the castle is the parish church of San Flaviano, which holds a wooden Crucifix with a realistic face, certainly earlier than the Renaissance, and a fragment of a fresco of the Madonna della Misericordia attributed to Girolamo di Giovanni, brought back to light in 1969.

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