Santa Maria Assunta is Romanesque-stye,

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

parish church located just outside the frazione of Rocca Santa Maria of the town of Serramazzoni in the

province of Modena The province of Modena () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena. It has an area of and a total population of about 701,000 (2015). There are 48 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in th ...

, region of

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, Italy.

History

A church at the site is recalled from the 9th century, but the building dates from the later reconstructions. Documents link the church in 1038 to the Marchese Bonifacio of Tuscany, and subsequently to his daughter

Matilde di Canossa Matilda of Tuscany (; or ; – 24 July 1115), or Matilda of Canossa ( ), also referred to as ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as the Attonids) in the second half of the eleventh century. Matilda was one ...

, who ceded it in 1108 to the bishop of Modena. Refurbishment in 1913-1930 attempted to restore the three nave church to its original Romanesque appearance. The ground-floor has few windows. In the rear is a two story bell-tower. The facade was remade in stone, and the roof in wood. The sculpted internal column capitals date to the 11th century. In 1974, the church was made a Marian sanctuary.Visit Modena
website.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maria Assunta Serramazzoni 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Churches in the province of Modena Romanesque architecture in Emilia-Romagna