The church of Holy Mary of the Assumption - Santa Maria Assunta is among the oldest in the town and is located at the highest point of the village of Rocca Canterano and perhaps its first construction dates back to the Middle Ages.
Its current form is due to the neoclassical renovation of the seventeenth century. Today the church has a single nave covered with a totally frescoed barrel vault. Six side chapels open to the sides of the nave, probably added by Cardinal Barberini in 1673.
The nave ends with a beautiful altar with a painting depicting the Assumption and two canvases on the Last Supper by master Tito Troja from nearby Arcinazzo Romano. While above the entrance is the stage that houses the ancient organ of the church.
The church ends with a bell tower of over 40 meters which dominates the entire profile of Rocca Canterano.
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