Santi Faustino e Giovita, Montefiorino

Santi Faustino e Giovita is Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Montefiorino in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

History

Documents recall a church of this name from 1304,[1] but the building dates from the 15th century with a refurbishment in the 17th century. The main portal dates from 1639. The church contains a 17th-century canvas with the titular saints, showing the contemporary town and castle in the background. On the counter-facade is a Madonna del Rosario from the 1500s by Ascanio Magnanini.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ La patria; geografia dell' Italia: Provincie di Modena e Reggio nell'Emilia, by Gustavo Chiesi, with Gustavo Strafforello, editor, Turin (1902), page 154.
  2. ^ Tourism portal for Province of Modena.
  3. ^ Visit Serra Mazzoni, religious itinerary.

44°25′38″N 10°49′22″E / 44.4271°N 10.8229°E / 44.4271; 10.8229