Churches & Places of Worship

Fumone- Chiesa Madonna delle Grazie byAf128

The Church of Our Lady of Grace is about 3 km from the village of Fumone on the crossroads between the road that connects Ferentino to Alatri and leads to Fumone.

The church was erected by municipal council resolution of February 15, 1609 to preserve the ancient 14th century aedicula that sat at the crossroads.

The aedicula is shaped like a sail and in the niche there is the fresco depicting the Virgin with the Baby Jesus and the saints Nicola da Tolentino, Giovanni Evangelista, Carlo Borromeo, Sebastiano Marttire and the four Evangelists.

Rectangular squares with small stucco frames are furthermore representing the mysteries and angels.

The bell is dated 1614 and has imprinted the image of Our Lady and the coat of arms of the Marquis Longhi family who probably contributed to its construction.
(Alessandro Potenziani)

Settefrati- Chiesa di Santa Felicita by Tonino Bernardelli

The small church of Santa Felicita of medieval origins is located near the entrance of the village of Settefrati and is dedicated to the patron martyr and her seven children.

The outside of the building is a simple masonry structure enriched only by a frame on the entrance door, while inside it features decorations that recall the baroque period.

The barrel vault is enriched with polychrome decorations and stuccoes with angels surrounding each niche and the main altar.
 

Settefrati- Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo by Tonino Bernardelli

The church of San Michele Arcangelo is located in the hamlet of Pietrafitta in Settefrati, that probably due to its name "stone marker", that are the border markers between the Duchy of Alvito and that of Atina.

The simple local stone church has the peculiarity of having a bell tower and a small tower with a clock on one of its sides.

The interior is a single nave with small side chapels and on the main altar there is a reproduction of the painting by San Michele of Guido Reni, made by artists from the seventeenth-century Neapolitan school.

Settefrati- Chiesa di Santo Stefano by Tonino Bernardelli

At the centre of the village of Settefrati, this church of Santo Stefano was founded as a chapel of a castle and was already collegiate in the fourteenth century.

The original structure was renovated in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

In 1984, the church was badly damaged by an earthquake.

A display case in the church holds the dressed statue of the White Madonna, who remains covered from August 29th to August 14th of the following year, when she is carried in a procession to the sanctuary of the Madonna di Canneto.

The church is equipped with a modern pipe organ in the central nave.

In front of the church is a large Linden (Tiglio) tree, called by the feminine name 'Teglia', that has recently been inserted in the list of monumental Italian trees.
 

Settefrati- Chiesetta Santa Felicita in Pietrafitta by Tonino Bernardelli

In Acquasanta at Pietrafitta di Settefrati is this church built over a water source that was for a long time considered therapeutic.

In 1534, Gaio Prudenzio already cited this 'miraculous source' of sulphur water, where he brought his daughter: 3 different straws of water that ensured birth of children of different sizes.

Remember that the Christian martyr Felicita had 7 children (Felice, Marziale, Vitale, Silvano, Gennaro, Alessandro e Filippo), all killed with her!

These seven siblings are the saints that protect the town.

Settefrati- Chiesa Maria delle Grazie by Tonino Bernardelli

The church of Saint Mary of the grace in Settefrati is of medieval origin and was restored in the 14th century.

It has a large entrance porch where there are frescoes attributed to Marco di Sangermano inspired by the Visions of the monk Alberico.

The frescoes represent the Last Judgment and the procession of the Saints, that of the Religious and the Martyrs, are all still clearly visible.

At the top, the cycle of the cross is distinguished by the instruments of Jesus' suffering.

In the fresco of the lunette above the entrance door one recognizes a Madonna who nurses the baby from one breast and humanity on the other hand by placing the milk on the ground.

The church has three naves in Baroque style with a decorated wooden ceiling.
 

Vico nel Lazio- Chiesa Santa Maria Goretti by Luciano dAbbruzzo

The church of Santa Maria Goretti is in Pitocco district, outside the village of Vico nel Lazio.

Its appearance dates from the resettlement work in the early 2000s. The church has a modern stylized bell tower in reinforeced concrete and a new bell.

In this district, the worship of the saint is very much felt, having died at only 18 years in 1902, Maria Goretti became a saint in 1950.

From here starts the celebrations taking place during the first Sunday of July.

Fiuggi- Chiesa di Santa Teresa di Ges Bambino

The church of Santa Teresa of the Child Jesus was designed by the engineer, Pasquale Atorino in 1983, adapting it to the shapes of a rough terrain.

For this reason, the external structure is segmented.

In 1993 it was inaugurated and consecrated to Santa Teresa of the Child Jesus.

The marble interior furnishings, such as the Baptismal Source, the altar, the ambone (lectern) and the tabernacle, are made by the artist Luigi Severa and his sons.

The windows are signed by various artists belonging to the Roman company "Domus Dei".