San Vito Romano by Benedicta Lee
San Vito Romano by Benedicta Lee

San Vito Romano. Church of San Biagio Martyr

The church of St. Biagio in San Vito Romano was built on an ancient pre-existent oratory in about 1200. Then it was rebuilt and extended around 1607.

It was designed by a member of Theodoli family and was an example of their artistic merit.

In 1830, two chapels were added that were decorated between 1927 and 1929.

In the altarpiece is the image of a woman with child asking the saint to heal the child suffocated by a fish bone. For this reason, San Biagio is invoked for the ills of the throat.

The church has a single nave and is filled with decorative elements.

The decorative mosaic before the altar recalls the valuable contribution of Theodoli to the construction of the church.


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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