San Martino is a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church located on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II #41 in the town of Esanatoglia, province of Macerata, in the region of Marche, Italy.
History
editA church at the site is documented since 1233, but it has undergone numerous reconstructions, including in 1311 and 1493. It was made a collegiate church by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese.
The simple façade is made of brick and stucco and has a painting of the saint in a rectangular niche. Near the apse rises the medieval stone bell tower.
The interior houses rich decorations including a sculptural ensemble (1631) representing the Immaculate Conception, St Anne, St Joachim, a young John the Baptist, and St Joseph. The church has a choir loft from the 17th century.
The steps in front of the church lead down to the Fonte di San Martino. This 12th-century fountain still functions to allow water by gravity to flow to two basins.[1]
References
edit- ^ Tourism website of Valle del Pensare, the project: LUNGO IL CORSO DEL POTENZA” is sponsored by 10 towns of the Province of Macerata.