It contrasts with Porta Farnese standing out as a characteristic element of Martiri della Libertà Square.
The church of San Rocco was for a long time run by the Society of the Gonfalone, erected by a Bull of Pope Paul V in 1607. Due to necessary restoration for structural problems the church was demolished and rebuilt on the same site with the inauguration in August 1785.
Inside, the chancel is dominated by an image of the Madonna and Child, set in a large ray of angels. Prominent at the top are two invocations in Latin: SALUS INFIRMORUM ORA PRO NOBIS ( Health of the Sick Pray for Us) and TU HONORIFICENTIA POPULI NOSTRI ( You Boast of Our People). To the right of the triumphal arch is the niche with the statue of St. Sebastian, to the left the statue of St. Roch, both works by Michele Chiesa (1689).
Church of San Rocco
Posizione
Via Pietro Bonfante, 1
02047 Poggio Mirteto (RI)
Orari di apertura
Open by reservation
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It contrasts with Porta Farnese standing out as a characteristic element of Martiri della Libertà Square.
The church of San Rocco was for a long time run by the Society of the Gonfalone, erected by a Bull of Pope Paul V in 1607. Due to necessary restoration for structural problems the church was demolished and rebuilt on the same site with the inauguration in August 1785.
Inside, the chancel is dominated by an image of the Madonna and Child, set in a large ray of angels. Prominent at the top are two invocations in Latin: SALUS INFIRMORUM ORA PRO NOBIS ( Health of the Sick Pray for Us) and TU HONORIFICENTIA POPULI NOSTRI ( You Boast of Our People). To the right of the triumphal arch is the niche with the statue of St. Sebastian, to the left the statue of St. Roch, both works by Michele Chiesa (1689).
The first altar to the right of those entering from the main door is dedicated to St. Lucy, the second to St. Francis of Assisi. On the left, a first altar is dedicated to Saints Valentine Martyr and Charles Borromeo, a second altar representing the Birth of Jesus is attributed to Giuseppe Puglia ( 1600-1636). In the chancel is an efficient pipe organ, which is still used today for concerts.