Churches

 

History locked in silent walls.

In the thousand-year history of this country, the places of worship have played an important role in every city, best representing the desire for liberty, fraternity and hospitality that has always distinguished this ancient land.
In this area you will find some of the most suggestive places of worship in the Republic.


 


Basilica of St. Marino

 

It was built in the early XIX century on the foundations of a pre-existing Romanesque Parish church. It holds a wealth of priceless statues and paintings. The statue of San Marino is the work of Adamo Tavolini, a student of Canova; the main altar contains an urn, a reliquary of the Saint
S.Mass: holiday 11am; ferial 5pm (Summer 6pm)
Historic Centre - Piazzale Domus Plebis. Tel. 0549 882380


 


Church of St. Peter

 

Restructured in the XIX century on the vestiges of an ancient building. On the inside, you will find two pallet beds hewn into the rock. Tradition holds that San Marino and San Leo slept in these beds. They are claimed to have magic properties.


 


Church of the Cappuccini

 

Built in the 16th century, in 1849 the church hosted Garibaldi’s soldiers after the fall of the Republic of Rome. The façade, portico, cloister and painting of the Deposition by T. Zuccari are of particular interest. A monument to Saint Francis by S. Monteguti
stands in the church courtyard.
Via dei Cappuccini - Old Town centre. S.Mass: holiday 8am - 10.30am - 5pm
Ferial 8.30am, 4pm (Summer 5pm)
Tel. 0549 991161
 


 


Church and Convent of St. Francis

 

4th century. It is the oldest church of the Republic and was already under construction
in 1361. It’s a masterpiece of the Comacini Masters.
San Marino, Via Basilicius - Tel. 0549 991157
S.Mass: ferial 7.45am - 5.30pm (Summer 6.30pm);
Holiday : 9am - 11.30am - 5.30pm (Summer 6.30pm)

 


 


Votive Chapel St. Marino - Baldasserona

 

It is the natural cave where Marino first took refuge. It is carved out of the rock and is double the size of 'San Marino's bed' located in the Church of St. Peter. The Saint arrived following the flow of the Marecchia and then the 'del Re' or 'della Fornace' furrows. This highly suggestive site is now accessible to the general public and pilgrims


 


San Rocco Oratory - Cailungo

 

The oratory takes its origins from the plague and, as usual, was located outside the town. On the inside of the building you can admire a canvas depicting the Madonna and Child enthroned with Saints Rocco, John the Baptist and Marino that dates back to 1594.


 


 

Church of San Lorenzo - Montegiardino

 

Tradition holds that, at the onset of the Christian era, a church dedicated to San Lorenzo was built on Mount San Lorenzo, just outside the town. The current neo-Romanesque building has three naves and was built in 1865: the designer is unknown. The altar-facings dating from the 1700's are worthy of note.


 


Church of St. Antimo, called the Church of Suffrage - Borgo Maggiore

 

The church, which already existed in the 1700's, is dedicated to St. Antimo, bishop of Nicomedia, martyred under Maximilian on 27 April 303. The altar-facing on the main altar has a Cross in the centre, surmounted by a crown of thorns borne by two angels. At the sides of the cross, to the left we can see Borgo Maggiore, to the right the three peaks of Mt. Titano. The elegant Clock Tower is the work of Francesco Azzurri (1896).


 


Valloni Oratory

 

XVII. Cent. Dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the chapel is decorated with paintings, sculptures and stucco work. Dedicated to worship of the Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta (SMOM - Soverign Military Order of Malta)

Historic Centre - Contrada Omerelli
 


 


Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Consolation

 

This collective work, designed by architect Giovanni Michelucci and inaugurated in 1966, is today the most important work of art produced in the Republic in the 1900's.

Borgo Maggiore - Via Salita Ugolino da Montefeltro. Tel. 0549 903905


 


Convent of the Poor Clares

 

The order, founded in the early 1600's, was transferred from their original home to the new Convent of the Poor Clares in the 1960's. The church is open for worship

Valdragone- Borgo Maggiore
Tel 0549-903213


 


Church of St. Andrew - Serravalle

 

The first church in Serravalle, dedicated to St. Andrew, was mentioned in a Papal Bull that Pope Lucius II sent to Rimini Rainerio II (21 May 1144). The current church was built in 1824 above the ancient city wall and erected over a chapel dedicated to the Virgin. A fresco from this original chapel can be seen in the apse: it is a work dating from the 1400's, which was touched up in the XX century. Construction of the church was completed in 1914. The church, today dedicated to St. Andrew and the Mother of God, was restored in 1973 by architect Luigi Fonti of Rimini.


 


Sanctuary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

 

This is a recent construction and is part of the unique Mariano Centre. Next door we find the House of St. Joseph, an accommodating building used to schedule days of meditation and spiritual exercise.

Valdragone - Via delle Felici, 3. Tel 0549 903121


 


Church and Convent of the Servants of St. Mary

 

This facility was built between the XV and XVI centuries. A Polyptych attributed studio of the Coda of Rimini is preserved inside. The centre of this work holds a canvas dating from the 1400's surrounded by later works.

Valdragone - Via Castellonchio, 2. Tel. 0549 903237


 


Church of St. Paul - Faetano

 

In the neo-Romanesque style, this church was designed by the capuchin Angelo da Cassano from Milan and built by Sammarinese master stonemason, Luigi Guidi. It was opened in 1917. It was restored after the Second World War and in 1950 don Amedeo Botticelli di Camerano prepared a lovely decoration. The wooden cornices in the side chapels are the work of Amedeo Filippucci


 


Church of San Michele Arcangelo - Domagnano

 

In Domagnano there was already a chapel in 1253; in 1542 a church dedicated to Archangel St. Michael was built. In 1933 the building, in ruins, was used as a presbytery and oratorio; next to it the current church was built, again dedicated to St. Michael. It is the work of architect Gino Zani and was inaugurated in 1935. Inside the Church of St. Michael you can see a work of great interest by the master Giuseppe Soleri Brancaleoni (1750-1806)


 


Church of St. Andrew - Acquaviva

 

Acquaviva emerges almost at the foot of the Baldasserona. The place takes its name from Rivus Aquaevivae (today Fosso di Cànepa), flowing from the rocks at the foot of Montecerreto. Tradition has Marino baptizing his first converts with its waters. Reliable sources identify the Montecerreto Castle (remove a 'c') as the place where the Placito Feretrano was issued in 885.
A first building of worship appears to date to the III century, perhaps the work of Marino himself. The site can be identified as the place where Marino healed Verissimo, son of the matron Felicissima who donated Mount Titano to the Saint.