Church of Santa Maria delle Vergini

church, Macerata, Italy

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The Church of Santa Maria delle Vergini is located in Macerata, Italy. Construction of this church took place between 1555 and 1573. It is noted for housing a painting by Tintoretto. Macerata itself is a city in the Marche region of central Italy, built near the ruins of the ancient Roman town of Helvia Recina. The city has a history dating back to the 10th and 11th centuries and became a commune in the 12th century.1

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…the cathedral (1771–90), and the Church of Santa Maria delle Vergini (1555–73), with a painting by Tintoretto. Macerata is the seat of a university with a faculty of jurisprudence, founded in 1290, and of several other learned institutions.
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…the cathedral (1771–90), and the Church of Santa Maria delle Vergini (1555–73), with a painting by Tintoretto. Macerata is the seat of a university with a faculty of jurisprudence, founded in 1290, and of several other learned institutions.
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