The Cathedral of Sant 'Emidio is the main church of Ascoli Piceno, the first construction of which is very likely from around AD 400. The interior of the basilica was …

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Marco Contarelli ilMog_blog

August 18, 2022

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The cathedral as a whole is rich in works of artistic and historical importance, but the crypt whose ceilings are being restored is bringing to light a vast pictorial cycle dating back to the thirteenth century. Furthermore, in some volutes of the ceiling it is now possible to admire the stratifications of frescoes from the oldest containing only flowers and eight-pointed stars, to the sinopias used to fresco and to the subsequent completed frescoes.

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Ralph

January 5, 2023

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In the eleven-nave crypt there are spolia from the Romanesque period as well as baroque modifications. In an altar consisting of a Roman sarcophagus, the relics of St. Emidius is buried, the patron saint of the city. The plastic depiction of the baptizing saint behind is dated 1718.

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1. From Ascoli Piceno to the Grotta del Beato Corrado

12.1km

04:02

580m

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2. Ponte Romano di Solestà – Tronzano Rock Arch loop from Borgo Solestà

29.5km

08:35

750m

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3. Cafe Meletti – Ponte Romano di Solestà loop from San Filippo

7.08km

01:53

70m

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Location: Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy

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Cathedral of Saint Emygdius (Cattedrale di Sant'Emidio)

1. From Ascoli Piceno to the Grotta del Beato Corrado

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3. Cafe Meletti – Ponte Romano di Solestà loop from San Filippo

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