Castro dei Volsci- Chiesa di SantOliva by Bettiol
Castro dei Volsci- Chiesa di SantOliva by Bettiol

Castro dei Volsci. Church of Saint Oliva

The church of Saint Oliva in Castro dei Volsci dates from the twelfth century, it is mentioned in a Bull of Onorio II, dated 28 November 1125 from the Lateran council.

The church is adjacent to the fortress, inside the castle walls.

The church was rebuilt in Baroque style and enriched by many paintings and ornaments.

Inside there are signs of major alterations to the altar consecrated in 1537.

There is a late eighteenth-century painting of the Roman school depicting St. Francis Xavier and St. Sebastian Mola.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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