Last minute Itinerari Massa Martana

The town Massa Martana

The Church of Santa Maria in Pantano was built in the VII-VIII century and is probably one of the most ancient of whole Umbria. According to the tradition it would be dated even to the V century. The façade is very more recent and is slightly leaning.

Devoted to San Faustino is the Abbazia of San Faustino built on the ruins of a Roman villa. It has recently suffered notable restoration works.

Even the construction of the Abbazia of San Fidenzio and San Terenzio is very ancient, and it perhaps goes up to the XI century made by the Noble of Massa, but there are reasons to believe that it was initiated even in the X century. The saints to which the church is devoted came from Syria to spread the Christian religion, when they were captured by the emperor Diocleziano and places under martyrdom. Just on their rests rose the church.

Built on the sepulchre of the martyr of Ravenna, the Church of Santa Illuminata is dated XI century. The Saint became Christian and to escape the persecutions found shelter in Massa Martana. Unfortunately she didn't succeed to escape the martyrdom.

The Abbazia of Santa Maria di Viepri was erected around in 1150 by the gentlemen of Castelvecchio. It still maintains a Romanesque structure, despite numerous remaking, while Santa Maria della Pace is an octagonal shape church of the XVI-XVII century.