Apiro
Apiro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about northwest of Macerata Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564. History The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza .... Religion Churches * The church of Sant'Urbano has been converted into a museum of religious artifacts and paintings. * San Francesco delle Favete, a 14th-century church is located a few kilometers outside of the old town of Apiro. References External links Official website Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub ...
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Sant'Urbano, Apiro
Sant'Urbano is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church and Benedictine abbey in the town of Apiro, province of Macerata in the Marche, Italy. The deconsecrated church is now used to display the artifact and painting collection of the town. History A large part of the collection consists of sacramental artifacts donated by Giovanni Giacomo Baldini (1581-1656), a doctor born in Apiro, who became the physician of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, Pope Urban VIII, and Pope Innocent X. Due to Baldini, the church of Sant'Urbano was made a collegiate church in 1632. In 1644, Baldini endowed the church with the artifacts, including reliquaries and silver goblets. The displays are in the baroque sacristy of the church, which contains a Callido organ from 1771 and wooden decorations from Andrea Scoccianti, also called Raffaello delle Fogliarelle (1640-1700). Also in the collection are parchments and paintings. Among the paintings are a ''St John the Baptist in the Desert'' by Valentin de Boulog ...
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