Sant'Agostino is a Romanesque-style

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church in central

Fossombrone Fossombrone is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Marche region of central Italy. History The ancient Roman colony of ''Forum Sempronii'' took its name from Gaius Sempronius Gracchus. Near the Furlo Pass, dur ...

, region of

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, Italy. The church was erected in the 14th century, and the facade still has the elements of late Romanesque architecture. The church was however refurbished in neoclassical style by Camillo Morigia in the early 1800s. The facade has the coat of arms of the Malatesta and a mortar and pestle insignia of a guild. The interior has a main altarpiece of a ''Nativity'' by

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. In addition, there is a ''Madonna and child with Saints'' by

Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri (1589–1655) was an Italian painter, and Caravaggisto. Guerrieri was born in Fossombrone. In 1606 he travelled to Rome where he studied under some notable artists including Orazio Gentileschi. Returning home in 161 ...

in the second altar on the left. The church also has wooden icons of St Augustine and Santa Monica from the 17th century.Tourism of Pesaro and Urbino
entry on church.

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Churches in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino Roman Catholic churches in the Marche Romanesque architecture in le Marche Neoclassical architecture in le Marche 14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Neoclassical church buildings in Italy {{Marche-RC-church-stub