| The church of the Immaculate Conception is the seat of the parish of San Lorenzo Martire and is also called the "New Church".
Its construction was begun in 1853 on land donated by the Marchioness Pizziferri and designed by architect A. Bruni of Naples and was completed by the then Dean Antonio Ladiana. The work was completed in 1931 to a design engineer. Giorgis Julius of Rome.
The external colonnade is of local stone, cut in quarries Citignano and the interior has a Greek cross, with a dome, with carved capitals and a large Latin inscription on the cornice bearing the prayer of the Hail Mary. Among the stands to the side altars of Sacramento; masterpieces are paintings and statues, many of whom come from other old churches, like the former church of Santa Maria of Constantinople.
The church, visible from anywhere in the district for the great dome above the town, has become, together with the castle and the bridge, a symbol of the city. Inside there are statues of St. Michael the Archangel, San Rocco, St. Gerard, Sacred Heart, Jesus died, The Martyrdom of the holy doctors, St. Rita, St. John Bosco, St. Anthony of Padua, Saint Lucia, Virgin Immaculate, Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Lawrence the Martyr, St. Joseph, etc.. |