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San Cristoforo, Terni

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San Cristoforo
San Cristoforo is located in Umbria
San Cristoforo
San Cristoforo
42°33′54″N 12°38′58″E / 42.565062°N 12.649313°E / 42.565062; 12.649313
LocationTerni, Province of Terni, Umbria
AddressVia Francesco Angeloni, 24
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
Founded12th century
DedicationSaint Christopher
Specifications
Materialsstone bricks
Administration
DioceseTerni-Narni-Amelia

San Cristoforo is a 12th-century Roman Catholic church in Terni, region of Umbria, in Italy. Francis of Assisi is putatively said to have preached from atop a stone at the right flank of the church, now housing a bronze sculpture of the saint. It is in the Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia.

History

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The small simple church is made from stone bricks, likely spolia, and has a single nave with fragments remaining of 14th and 15th century frescoes. There is also a triptych with St Christopher, while a 17th-century canvas depicting the church's patron in housed in the adjacent modern church building.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Comune of Terni, entry on church.