Sanctuary of Madonna delle Vedute

Built in the first half of the 1700s for expansion of the oratory of San Rocco fuori le mura, the church is now located in via Dante and takes its name from the image of the Madonna that was moved there in 1730 from the locality “Le Vedute”, in the woods of the Cerbaie.

Placed on the main altar and repainted several times, the image is framed in a ”triumph” of angels and cherubs, a Baroque work by an anonymous sculptor who was inspired by the Berninian decoration of the chair of St. Peter. According to tradition, the work was frescoed in the thirteenth century within a tabernacle erected to show the way to travelers. Various miracles have been attributed to the image, an object of popular veneration.

The facade acquired its present appearance in 1911 when it underwent a radical restoration. The central nave dates back to the mid-1700s, when the ancient oratory was radically renovated to house the image of the Madonna delle Vedute. The two aisles were instead added in the nineteenth century.

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