The Church of Santa Maria della Praise to Vescovio
The Church of Santa Maria della Praise to Vescovio is a Romanesque building that is located in the municipality of Torri in Sabina, in the province of Rieti. Also known by the names of the Cathedral of Santa Maria in Vescovio and Sabina, he stands on the plain where the ancient Roman city of Forum Novum. Its construction began in the eighth century; It was then destroyed by the Saracens and again rebuilt and restored. The interior has a nave, is decorated with a fresco dating from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries depicting the Last Judgment and episodes from the Old and New Testament. The semicircular crypt dates back to the eleventh century and the impressive bell tower, which consists mainly of materials taken from the ruins of the ancient Forum Novum, is the centuries X - XI. From : read more :
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