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CHURCHES

Christianity reached Spoleto quite early, as testified to by the presence of many local martyrs, still venerated today, and by documents certifying the presence of the bishop see since the 4th century. Many religious buildings in Spoleto have very old origins and often underwent renovations, especially during the Romanesque and Renaissance periods, with the arrival of such artists as Filippo Lippi or Pintoricchio.
The renovation or construction of new churches during the 17th and 18th centuries often occurred thanks to outstanding bishops and local noblemen, who helped establish strict connections with Rome and the great artists orbiting around the Holy See.

Church of SS. Simon and Jude

Brother Simon from Collazzone died in 1250 in the small convent of St. Elijah in Spoleto, surrounded by public veneration. The city requested and obtained a canonization process from pope Innocent IV, and in 1254 the Minor Friars started th...

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption

The first report dates to 956, refers to the bishop’s palace and a first cathedral, named St. Mary of the Bishopric, built between the 8th and the 9th centuries. A bishop’s decree of 1067 also testifies to the presence of another building i...

Diocesan Museum and Basilica of St. Eufemia

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Former Church of St. Mary of the Golden Manna

The church was erected by will of the City of Spoleto in 1527, a thanksgiving to the Virgin that supposedly spared the city from the Landsknecht who had just sacked Rome. Thanks to the protection of the Virgin, the city had escaped the dang...

Church of St. Philip Neri

The construction of the church started in 1640 on a project by Spoletan architect Loreto Scelli, yet the church would only be consecrated in 1724. The façade’s style reflects that of early-17th-century Roman churches. The inside features na...

Church of St. Ansanus and Crypt of St. Isaac

The church of St. Ansanus was entirely rebuilt at the end of the 18th century by Milanese architect Antonio Dotti.
It features a single nave and keeps a series of interesting works of art, including a fresco by Giovanni di Pietro a.k....

Former church of St. Agatha

The church stands in part on what remains of the Roman Theatre; one of the oldest parish churches in the city, it already existed in the Early Middle Ages.
In the 14th century it was home to an important community of Benedictine nuns...

Former Church of St. Nicholas

In the area where today San Nicolò stands, there was already a church named after St. Nicholas from Bari. The building was granted in 1263 by bishop Accoramboni to the Augustinian Friars, who also obtained the next church of St. Maximus. <...

Church of SS. Dominic and Francis

The present church, originally dedicated to the Holy Saviour, was built during the latter half of the 13th/early 14th century in local Gothic style, and became one with the Dominican convent built in 1247.
The outer walls is enlivened...

Former Church of SS. Stephen and Thomas

The church of SS. Stephen and Thomas, a.k.a. Santa Maria della stella, was recently turned into auditorium and serves for important Spoletan cultural events.
Built between 1786 and 1793 on a project by Battista Dotti, it represents one...

Church of St. Gregory

The church was built in honour of Spoletan martyr Gregorio, whose mortal remains were taken by local widow Abbondanza at the close Roman Amphitheatre and brought where the present church stands, where in the 4th century she had already foun...

Church of Madonna di Loreto

The church was started in 1572 on a project by Florentine architect Annibale de’ Lippi, and is considered among the most beautiful Renaissance buildings in Umbria. It stands close to Porta san Matteo, later known as Porta di Loreto, in an a...

Church of St. Paul inter vineas

The ancient origin of the building is spoken to by St. Gregory the Great, who refers a miracle occurred in the 6th century: a Longobard bishop of Arian faith was blinded following an attempt to celebrate in the church. Other reports dating ...

Church of St. Roch a.k.a. St. Mary del Masaccio

The church already existed in the Middle Ages with the name of St. Mary del Masaccio. It was rebuilt at the end of the 15th century and named after St. Roch.
Papers state the main proponent and supporter of this new Renaissance buildin...

Church of St. Peter extra moenia

The origin of the church is very old; a building dedicated to St. Peter was erected there in the early 5th century already, by bishop Achilleo, who had moved St. Peter’s chains to Spoleto.
The church was then rebuilt in the 12th-13th...

Church and Monastery of St. Pontianus

The monumental complex dedicated to Spoleto’s patron saint is composed of the basilica and its annexed Benedictine monastery. The church was built during the palaeochristian period and maintains its Romanesque façade, with mosaics on the po...