San Giusto, Pievebovigliana

Coordinates: 43°05′39″N 13°08′20″E / 43.094270°N 13.138885°E / 43.094270; 13.138885
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San Giusto is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the frazione of San Maroto outside the town of Pievebovigliana, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy.

Apse and chapels of San Giusto

History[edit]

The stone church was built between the 11th and 13th centuries. It has a circular layout with a low tiled dome showing the influence of Byzantine style. Semicircular chapels help buttress the dome. The bell tower retains 14th century-frescoes, while the church has an altarpiece depicting the Madonna del Rosario by Venanzio da Camerino. Another altarpiece depicting an Enthroned Madonna and Child dates to the mid 13th-century. The mid-16th century crucifix is attributed to Tobia da Camerino.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Comune of Pievebovigliana, entry on the church.

43°05′39″N 13°08′20″E / 43.094270°N 13.138885°E / 43.094270; 13.138885