Montefiascone. Church of Santa Felicita known as Madonna della Vittoria

The church of Santa Felicita is located just outside the town of Montefiascone and dates back to the sixteenth century.

It was part of the convent of the Capuchin friars mentioned in 1580 in the Chapter of the Cathedral.

The church was dedicated on September 1, 1591 to Santa Felicita.

The friars used it as a lazaretto, that is, a place where the plague victims were housed and it was always a refuge centre.

During the Second World War it was a refuge for displaced people.

The simple facade consists of a central section and two side entrances with a gable roof and only a cornice marking the entrance to the building.

Above the door are a square window and a circular opening.

The interior has a single nave with a vaulted roof and two side chapels.

The simple building is enriched by some paintings of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries such as a "Deposition of Christ from the Cross" attributed to the Belgian painter Frans van Kasteele (Francesco da Castello).

There is also an eighteenth century altarpiece showing the Madonna della Vittoria with the saints Felicita, Antonio da Padova and Flaviano.