Gallicano nel Lazio. Church of San Rocco

Gallicano nel Lazio. Church of San Rocco

The church of San Rocco is located outside the ancient medieval old town of Gallicano nel Lazio as it was used for these buildings dedicated to the saint protector from the plague.

The building dates back to 1628 to thank the saint of grace for having saved the country from the plague that had affected all the neighboring villages.

The facade is very simple and ends with a gabled roof with two small bell towers on the sides.

An access staircase leads inside, a unique environment with the seventeenth-century three altars dedicated to San Rocco, San Domenico and Sant'Antonio Abate.

In the nave, a  baptismal font and a baroque wooden choir.

The church was then enlarged and modified in the nineteenth century.


Written by:
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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