The Church of San Giovanni de Duce was built in the area of the ancient Forum of Anagni, probably above the ancient temple of Saturn, and today is located in a square along the main street not far from the cathedral. The square was generated from a Roman terrace. It is called the Church of San Giovanni de Duce because this was the name used to describe the Duke Caetani.
The first news of the church dates back to the thirteenth century but nothing remains of that medieval building. The current church dates back to 1745 when it was completely rebuilt in Baroque style and consecrated to Saint John Evangelist and Saint Benedict.
The façade is in white marble with three entrance doors, the central one of which is highlighted by a decoration with two columns supporting a lunette with a tympanum. It is divided by a string course into two levels and by the decorations of the tympanum. The interior has an almost square shape with a central dome.
Among the works of art inside there is a painting of the 1700s made by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, called the Baciccia, who was a friend and follower of the great Bernini, and another representing St. Francis Caracciolino in front of the Blessed Sacrament and flanked by an angel.
An inscription on a column recalls the baptism of Sister Claudia de Angelis, the foundress of the Cistercian Sisters of Charity who run the Palace of Boniface.
The church and the adjoining convent are managed by the Carocciolini fathers and in part is dedicated to a school.
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