The church of Santa Maria di Portonovo, a small Romanesque church built by the Benedictines since 1034.
The church of Santa Maria di Portonovo, a small Romanesque church built by the Benedictines since 1034. A stone's throw from the sea and surrounded by greenery of the park. The architecture is striking and singular fusion of a Greek cross, basilica plan church and chapels in parallel. The outer walls are made of white stone Conero, and the floor inside is made of yellow stone and brick. In the lower part of the building there are some single-light, while in the dome, cutting Byzantine stands at the center of the temple, there are windows. In a plaque is reminiscent of Dante's verses: "In that place was' Peter Damiano; And Peter the Sinner was' it Home of Our Lady on the Adriatic shore. " (Canto XXI, vv. 120-123) wikipedia read although there are differing opinions on their interpretation, which some, however, relate to Santa Maria in the port of Ravenna. The church was once adjacent to a monastery, where dwelt the Benedictines, which was destroyed in 1320 due to a landslide descended from the mountain Ascolta Trascrizione fonetica Dizionario - Visualizza dizionario dettagliatoGoogle Traduttore per miei elementi quali:RicercheVideoEmailTelefonoChatAttivitàInformazioni su Google TraduttoreDisattiva traduzione istantaneaPrivacyGuida ©2010Strumenti per aziendeTranslator ToolkitInformazioni su Google TraduttoreBlogPrivacyGuida
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