In Bassano Romano, the church of St. Vincent Martyr that dates back to the seventeenth century was to be the mausoleum of the Marquis Vincenzo Giustiniani family who is buried with his descendants here.
It was to be the center of a village, called Giustiniano, which was never realized.
The building is in the Renaissance style, and in the will of the Marquis, who died in 1637, it was ordered that "the church was to be brought to ultimate perfection beginning with me ... confirm the design of Giacomo Pacifici architect and M. Nicolo Valle chief mason".
The initial design is attributed to Carlo Maderno which had a monumental facade, decorated with pilasters, which ends with a central balustrade, with a large bust of the Redeemer.
It has two bell towers at the sides and between them it appears the dome that creates an interesting visual effect.
In 1805 it was visited by Pope Pius VII.
In a chapel is the statue of Christ bearing the cross or Christ the Redeemer, commissioned by Metello Vari in 1514 to Michelangelo Buonarroti.
The statue has a particular history: Michelangelo, after finishing the draft, noticed that the marble had a black grain right at the face of Christ.
He abandoned the work and carved a new one with a "different posture".
The first statue remained with the customer who placed it in his own garden.
After several transfers of ownership it was purchased by the Marquis Vincenzo Giustiniani who had it completed by artists of the time and took it to his Roman palace.
Later, in 1644, Prince Andrew Giustiniani, who wanted to do the will of his uncle, took it into the Bassano Romano church.
Today the church is connected to a reception center, vacation home and a retreat for spiritual activities.
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