Castel Madama. Church of San Sebastiano

The church of San Sebastiano dates back to the sixteenth century and is located in Castel Madama.

It is a simple building with a single nave and a truss vault.

It was known as "Pia Opera San Sebastian", which became "Ospedaletto" or even "Lazzaretto", because the sick, the poor and children were welcomed.

On a plaque on the left of the door you notice the words:

"It is declared that the church, the sacristy and the room above it have immunity" (i.e. sacred places of refuge for those persecuted by justice).

The apse is painted with a scene of the martyrdom of St. Sebastian attributed to the Zuccari brothers of the sixteenth century.
 


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Benedicta Lee

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