Santa Lucia is a

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church located at Piazza Umberto I in the hamlet of Capradosso, a frazione of the town of Rotella, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, region of

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, Italy. It is also known as the ''Santa Lucia a Capradosso''.

History and description

This church houses a Gothic

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from the 15th century, attributed to Alessandro Battista da Marcuccio, a pupil of Pietro Vannini. The interior is decorated with polychrome baroque stucco decorations. The crypt is dedicated to St Pontico. A canvas in a lunette, depicting the Madonna of the Rosary above donors of the Gabrielli family is attributed to a follower of

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.Commune of Rotella, short description of the church

References

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