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Church of San Cristoforo

The Church of San Cristoforo in Filottrano, keeper of history and devotion, stands as a symbol of faith and tradition in the heart of the community.
Church of San Cristoforo

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The church has a rectangular plan, with a single nave covered by wooden trusses and terracotta tiles, except for the area above the altar, which features a cross vault separated from the rest of the church by a round arch. The presbytery is also raised by one step and delimited by a balustrade. Many frescoes decorate the interior: a large oval above the altar depicting the Last Supper, and the Baptism and Nativity of Jesus framed in two other ovals on either side of the altar, along with other Gospel scenes.

The façade, made of exposed brick with a high ochre plaster plinth, is characterized solely by an access staircase, a wooden door, and a small bricked-up rose window.

[Source: BEWEB – Beni Ecclesiastici in web]

A bull by Honorius III from 1218 attests that it belonged to the monks of Santa Croce di Fonte Avellana, although there are no elements to trace its foundation. The building preserves 15th-century frescoes that survived the re-embellishment work on the building in the 16th century. The new decorative cycle narrates the story of Joseph the Hebrew, while the descent of manna can be seen in the apse.

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Immagine della destinazione
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