Amaseno (FR)

2015

Amaseno (IPA: amaˈsɛːno, locally Masè) is an Italian town of 4,352 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone in Lazio. Church of San Pietro Apostolo; it dates back to the 14th century, in fact it is mentioned in some documents concerning the payment of taxes. Over the centuries the church underwent various changes, until 1749. In 1944 due to the bombing of the Second World War it was damaged and had to be restored. Some parts of the church are in the Gothic style. It has three naves and an 18th century apse. Church of Santa Maria dell'Auricola; it is located on the Auricola hill on a height of 270 meters. It dates back to the 13th century, in fact the church is mentioned in some documents of Pope Honorius II towards the beginning of the 13th century. According to some hypotheses, the church was founded by Cistercian monks. In 1893 the church passed into the hands of some bishops, who in turn entrusted it to the Franciscan fathers who had it restored. Like many other churches in the area, it suffered a lot of damage in the Second World War. Now the church is in the hands of the Curia of Ferentino. Church of Santa Maria Assunta; consecrated in 1177, it was probably completed at the end of the 13th century, the year in which the pulpit made by Pietro and Giacomo Gullimari de Piperno (Priverno) is dated. The church, which shows numerous Cistercian features, both in the plan and in the architectural sculpture, preserves interesting medieval and modern works of art inside. It also possesses the prodigious Blood of San Lorenzo martyr which melts on the occasion of the feast (10 August)

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