{"id":310319,"date":"2024-08-09T22:05:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T20:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/what-to-see\/montalto-delle-marche-church-of-santa-maria-assunta-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:00:50","slug":"montalto-delle-marche-church-of-santa-maria-assunta","status":"publish","type":"what-to-see","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/what-to-see\/montalto-delle-marche-church-of-santa-maria-assunta\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of Santa Maria Assunta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of Santa Maria Assunta in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/village\/montalto-delle-marche\/\"><strong>Montalto delle Marche<\/strong><\/a> was built from 1589 onwards at the behest of Pope Sixtus V and is notable for its monumental appearance, enhanced by an elegant external portico leading into the building.<\/p>\n<p>The interior features a complex layout: the upper church has a Latin cross plan, with three naves and twelve side chapels, whilst the crypt, connected by a staircase built in the mid-17th century, has a Greek cross plan. This contrast between the spaces lends the whole structure considerable architectural interest.<\/p>\n<p>In 1652, the baptismal font was also created, an element of great liturgical significance. Among the most important works associated with the cathedral is the Madonna di Montalto, commissioned from Annibale Carracci and now housed in Bologna.<\/p>\n<p>The building stands as one of the city\u2019s principal religious and artistic symbols, an expression of the desire for renewal and prestige sought by Pope Sixtus V.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Montalto delle Marche: commissioned by Pope Sixtus V, it features three naves, a crypt and works associated with Annibale Carracci.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":237297,"template":"","village-conntection":[50833],"what-to-see-region-and-provinces":[76174,76172],"what-to-see-category":[30159],"class_list":["post-310319","what-to-see","type-what-to-see","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-montalto-delle-marche-it","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-ascoli-piceno-en","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-marche-en","what-to-see-category-place-of-cult"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/310319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/what-to-see"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/310319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=310319"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-region-and-provinces","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-region-and-provinces?post=310319"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-category?post=310319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}