Churches & Places of Worship

The church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Sant'Apollinare arose from a precise reconstruction after the bombing of World War II.

The church had paintings of the sixteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and it remembered the Basilica of Montecassino.

Together with the Abbot of Montecassino, in 1946 the church returned to life.

The structure has red brick and stone parts left 'in sight', to symbolize the strength of the ancient building.

The windows in the afternoon allow the sun to filter right on the statues of the saints, and in particular of Saint Apollinaris.

The church of St. Benedict in Sant'Andrea del Garigliano was originally assigned to St. Andrew,

In 1576 became collegiate dedicated to St. Benedict.

The bell tower was destroyed during World War II.

It was rebuilt and today has the structure of a city tower with bells and clocks.

Inside the church, there are still some restored frescoes.

A modern fresco by Giovanni Bizzoni occupies the entire wall behind the altar with the saints and Montecassino in the background.

Inside you will also find the statue of Our Lady of Graces and a fifteenth-century painting by Marco Mazzaroppi: the Madonna delle Grazie and Child, St. Benedict and St. Andrew the Apostle.

The feast of Our Lady of Grace was the most heartfelt and took place at the end of the summer using funds raised from the sale of crops: wheat, maize and other cereals.

Now the feast has been moved to August at the request of many emigrants who only return at that time.

The church of San Biagio is dedicated to the patron saint of the town of San Vittore del Lazio.

Inside there is a monumental altar of the seventeenth century in baroque style.

A wooden crucifix by an unknown artist dates from the fourteenth century.

The small church of St. Sebastian in San Vittore del Lazio dates back to the sixteenth century.

It was built to protect people from the plague and inside are frescoes.

The rural church of Maria SS. del Rosario was built in 1880 by local residents of San Vittore del Lazio.

It is made up of a nave and a small chancel and apse.

Inside the two frescoes were made by master Silvestro Pistolesi on the Incarnation theme.

The church of St. Nicholas is one of the oldest of San Vittore del Lazio.

Probably dating from the tenth century, and was built by a Greek community.

It was originally formed from a single space, then expanded in the thirteenth century when a right side aisle was added.

The church has an important artistic heritage represented by the frescoes of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance that are layered and overlapping, (and which were brought to light in 1875).

Those in the nave are the oldest, dating back to the eleventh century.

The frescoes depict saints and other religious scenes in narrative form, like the History of the Martyrdom of St. Margaret and the Seven Works of Mercy.

The church of Santa Maria delle Rose in San Vittore del Lazio was rebuilt several times from a XIII century.

The building has a very old architectural setting with the bell tower placed at the center of the facade.

Today is seen the eighteenth century version that has three naves covered with vaults.

Of particular interest are two ornaments: a pulpit with an original lectern traced to Cosmati, dating from the thirteenth century and adorned with sculptures and mosaics.

The second is the monument to Bishop William III Capoferro who died in 1352 and whose grave was discovered during the post-war reconstruction.

You enter the church through two bronze doors: the "Mystical Rose" in 1994 and that dedicated to San Vittore Martyrs of 1998, both works of the sculptor Alberto Di Campli.

A bronze bas-relief and the altar crucifix is ​​by the sculptor Alfiero Nena.

The medieval church of San Giovanni Battista in San Giovanni Incarico is characterized by a front bell tower through which you access the church.

Originally it belonged to the monastery of San Benedetto in Bagnarola as well as that of Montecassino.

The church has three chapels with three altars dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Loreto.