Chiesa di Santa Maria del Colle

The Church of Santa Maria del Colle marks the lower edge of Fiuggi Alto's medieval borgo. Once known as Santa Maria de Foris because it stood at the outer limit of the Colle quarter, the church retains a Romanesque hall-church form and a bell cast in 1317.

Why it matters

The church helps define the historic edge of the medieval settlement. Its original form is described as a hall church with a pitched façade and later Gothic elements. The parish preserves the title of Abate for its priest.

What to notice

Inside, look for the fresco of the Madonna and Child on the main altar and the restored painting of the Madonna del Buon Consiglio. The church also preserves a baptismal font and ambo reconstructed by sculptor Luigi Severa, whose 2006 bas-relief of the Last Supper stands beside the altar of the Santissimo. A bell cast in 1317 is among the building's notable medieval features.

Context and history

The church's name recalls its position at the edge of the rione Colle, near the former Porta del Colle. The parish absorbed the nearby Church of San Domenico in 1674. Beginning in 1981, parish priest Don Pierino Giacomi undertook a sustained restoration of the building; the Madonna del Colle fresco was restored in 2002, and Severa's furnishings followed in 2006.