Chiesetta di Fossabiuba (Madonna delle Grazie)

The country church of Fossabiuba, dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie, preserves a rural strand of Sacile's religious history. Its small interior contains overlapping frescoes created through successive acts of devotion.

Why it matters

Associated with the former feudal settlement of Fossabiuba, the church survived the disappearance of the surrounding stronghold. Its Marian dedication and ex-voto paintings connect local religious practice with the communities of the countryside.

What to notice

Painted layers range from the later Middle Ages into the early seventeenth century. Images include the Madonna and Child, a Madonna with a bishop, and a damaged Last Supper. Their overlap reveals repeated use of the same walls rather than a single unified decorative campaign. A gilded wooden altar furnishing adds a later period to the interior.

Context and history

The church's origins are traced to 1014 under the dedication Santa Maria Nascente. Its title changed over time, becoming associated with the Madonna delle Grazie in 1462. Augustinian involvement, later parish care and restoration after the earthquake of 1976 belong to the subsequent history of this rural religious building.