In the land dominated by Guidi and Malatesta families, also a little town like Gatteo has big treasures to be discovered: come for a walk through the streets of the main town and you will be amazed: the Malatesta castle, the church of San Lorenzo, the parish church of San Rocco, the municipal library.
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- CHAPELS, ORATORIES, TABERNACLES
- CHURCHES, PARISH CHURCHES, BAPTISTERIES
THE BELL TOWER OF SANT’ANTONIO ABATE
Opening times: always closed The place can be reached by car This bell tower represents the remains of one of the oldest churches in Gatteo: Sant’Antonio Abate (Saint Anthony the Abbot). The church was built in 1467 or perhaps even earlier and it was destroyed in 1944 during the bombing of the Second World War. Annexed to the church there was a hospital, which later became a congregation of charity. Ultima Modifica 09/02/2024
PARISH CHURCH OF SAN MICHELE ARCANGELO IN SALUTE
The place can be reached by car Located 4 km north-east from Savignano and is mentioned for the first time in 1070 in a certificate from the bishop of Rimini in which this parish is assigned to its canons. The parish church had its origins, as mentioned around 1000, from a small church dedicated to the archangel Michael and built by the Lombards of Queen Theodolinda who converted to Christianity. In a brief papal in 1136 the parish was confirmed subject to the canons of Rimini. In the year 1290, we find an archpriest of the parish, Don Filippo, who pays tithes […]
Ultima Modifica 30/08/2021
