Villa Santo Stefano. Church of Saint John in Silvamatrice

in the town of Villa Santo Stefano, the church of Saint John in Silva Matrice is located in San Giovanni, an area inhabited since prehistoric times as evidenced by several archaeological relics found.

It is a very old church located in the countryside and currently abandoned.

It consists of two churches: a larger one dedicated to the Evangelist John which stands on a pagan sanctuary and a smaller one built in the 15th century and dedicated to John the Baptist.

The building has two naves with a beautiful altar located at the end of the nave.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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