The church of Santa Maria is of medieval origin but was rebuilt in 1642.
It is located in a central position but elevated from the rest of the town of Morolo.
The church is accessed via a sinuous staircase that starts from the square floor.
It is separated by an elegant bronze gate made by the sculptor Tommaso Gismondi in 1973.
A sculpture of a bird distinguishes the entrance.
Above the stairs, on a terrace before the church, you can see a sculpture of St. Francis which is a copy of a work by the artist Ernesto Biondi, originally from Morolo.
You then enter the church through a bronze door, also made by Tommaso Gismondi, in whose tiles the story of Morolo is represented.
The facade of the church has a classic style with a central part characterized by a large tympanum.
On the sides of this tympanum there are two small symmetrical bell towers, with the three bells merged in 1638 and 1697.
The clock was originally placed in 1697.
The interior has a single nave with a frescoed and decorated barrel vaulted roof.
Behind the main altar are the seats dedicated to the 12 canons when the church was elevated to the rank of collegiate in 1782 by Pope Clement XIII.
On its sides there are six chapels that house works of art by Sebastiano Conca, Eugenio Cisterna and from the seventeenth-century school.
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