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Carmine's Church

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The church was built between the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th centuries and was consecrated in 1605. The fa�ade, restored in 1853 according to the project of the sculptor G. Ugolini, is made up of an upper part of four pillars and Corinthian capitals with a cornice on top as base for a large gable; two niches containing two statues of saints. In the lower section, the most noteworthy feature is the Baroque doorway with gable containing a statue of great value representing a Madonna of the second half of the 15th century by B. Ordonez. In the aisleless interior, under the choir, protected by a parapet with small columns, there is a painted wooden representation of the Holy Family.

The high altar is made of polychrome marble; the tympanum with marble decorations contains a fresco of the Holy Virgin in a niche; on both sides of the altar there are two marble bookstands. There are four minor altars, two on each side of the church; on the left as you walk in, the first of them in polychrome marble is dedicated to the Madonna and the second is supported by two putti; on the opposite side, the first altar in polychrome marble is embellished with a painting in a marble frame of the Madonna among angels and worshipping saints, whilst the second contains a canvas of the Sacred Heart.

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