{"id":311342,"date":"2024-08-09T22:36:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T20:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/what-to-see\/alatri-church-of-st-mary-major-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:25:57","slug":"alatri-church-of-santa-maria-maggiore","status":"publish","type":"what-to-see","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/what-to-see\/alatri-church-of-santa-maria-maggiore\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of Santa Maria Maggiore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/village\/alatri\/\"><strong>Alatri,<\/strong><\/a> originally built in the 5th century and extensively remodelled in the 13th century by Burgundian master builders, is a must-see for lovers of art and history.<\/p>\n<p>The interior of the church, supported by a double row of massive pillars alternating with semi-circular columns, is divided into three sections, each housing important examples of medieval and Renaissance art. Among these, the wooden group of the Madonna of Constantinople, the Triptych of the Redeemer and the unmistakable Baptismal Font are particularly noteworthy.<\/p>\n<p>One of the church\u2019s most precious treasures is the fresco of the Madonna della Libera, attributed to the Giotto school, which represents one of the most significant examples of medieval art in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Alatri and immerse yourself in the art and spirituality of a bygone era. This extraordinary example of medieval architecture offers a glimpse into history through the beauty of its works of art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Alatri is a jewel of medieval architecture rich in examples of medieval and Renaissance art<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":238245,"template":"","village-conntection":[50376],"what-to-see-region-and-provinces":[76149,76148],"what-to-see-category":[30159],"class_list":["post-311342","what-to-see","type-what-to-see","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-alatri","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-frosinone-en","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-lazio-en","what-to-see-category-place-of-cult"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/311342","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\/311342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=311342"},{"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=311342"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-category?post=311342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}