Picinisco. Church of St Roch

Picinisco. Church of St Roch

The church of San Rocco in Picinisco was built in 1500 and initially it was dedicated to San Carlo Borromeo.

Then it was dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie and finally, from 1800, has been dedicated to St. Rocco.

Inside is a single nave with a vaulted ceiling and has five altars dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie, San Giuseppe, San Carlo and San Rocco.

The San Rocco altar is decorated with statues carved in cedar in Romanesque style and is placed in the centre of the Church.
 


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