The Collegiate Church of San Giovanni Battista in Campagnano di Roma was built in 1515 on the remains of an older church.
It has two entrances separated by a gradient, in fact the church was built on a slope. The main entrance is located off the Fontana Secca and has a large staircase.
The façade is simple, plastered with an entrance door with a Gothic arch decorated with a marble frame, and is partially covered by a house on one side while the bell tower is on the other.
The entrance door is not in the center of the church. Note the 4 floors of the majestic Baroque bell tower of 1602 that ends with a bell-shaped roof, the symbol of Campagnano.
Inside the church has 3 naves separated by a row of round arches. The church has 16th century frescoes in many parts.
The part of the finely inlaid choir and a wooden ceiling with the sculptures of the 4 evangelists of 1582 made by Giacomo del Duca are of considerable value.
The ceiling of the church is coffered with a reproduction of San Giovanni Battista and is richly decorated and on the part above the entrance there is a choir and a beautiful 18th century organ.
Two beautiful side chapels are dedicated to San Rocco and the Madonna and feature ornate and carved sculptures that were once carried in procession.
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