{"id":310953,"date":"2024-08-09T22:24:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T20:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/what-to-see\/grotte-di-castro-church-of-santa-maria-delle-colonne-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:41:03","slug":"grotte-di-castro-church-of-santa-maria-delle-colonne","status":"publish","type":"what-to-see","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/what-to-see\/grotte-di-castro-church-of-santa-maria-delle-colonne\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of Santa Maria delle Colonne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of Santa Maria delle Colonne, situated on the outskirts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/village\/grotte-di-castro\/\"><strong>Grotte di Castro<\/strong><\/a>, is a building of very ancient origins, dating back to a period between the 12th and 13th centuries. In the past, it was known as Santa Maria dei Monaci, reflecting its connection with the religious communities that frequented this isolated spot.<\/p>\n<p>The building, now a single-nave structure ending in a small apse, has undergone various alterations over the centuries that have partly transformed its original appearance, whilst retaining a simple and intimate character.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, there are interesting frescoes from various periods, including a Madonna Enthroned with the Infant Jesus \u2013 already mentioned in a pastoral visit in 1629 \u2013 as well as depictions of the Archangel Gabriel, the Virgin Mary and the scene of the Annunciation.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular interest are also the remains of Romanesque capitals decorated with foliage motifs, human heads and figures of peacocks, elements that evoke the symbolic and decorative language of medieval art.<\/p>\n<p>As a whole, the church stands as a precious testament to the spirituality and sacred art of the region, set within a quiet and evocative setting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the Church of Santa Maria delle Colonne in Grotte di Castro, a medieval building featuring religious frescoes and decorated Romanesque capitals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":237899,"template":"","village-conntection":[50744],"what-to-see-region-and-provinces":[76148,76153],"what-to-see-category":[30159],"class_list":["post-310953","what-to-see","type-what-to-see","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-grotte-di-castro-it","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-lazio-en","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-viterbo-en","what-to-see-category-place-of-cult"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/310953","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\/310953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=310953"},{"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=310953"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-category?post=310953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}