Chiesa di Sant'Eufemia in Spoleto

Chiesa di Sant'Eufemia in Spoleto

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Explore the Romanesque history of the Church of Saint Eufemia, a sanctuary dedicated to Saint Euphemia of Chalcedon in the town of Spoleto.

The Chiesa di Sant'Eufemia is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic basilica church located in the town of Spoleto, in the province of Perugia, region of Umbria, Italy. The church is dedicated to Saint Euphemia of Chalcedon.

The church arose inside the walls of what once the palace of the Lombard-ruled Dukes of Spoleto, which became the archbishop's palace. The titular saint was said to have lived at this site. A church at the site is recalled as being present around the 8th to 9th centuries. A Benedictine monastery adjacent to the church dates to the 10th century. By the 12th-century, the church was encompassed by the Palazzo Vescovile.

The original triptych that was once found in the main altar is now in the Diocesan museum. The frescoes in the apse ceiling depicting the God the Father and cherubs dates to the 15th century.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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