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Montemezzo Church

Montemezzo Church

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Montemezzo Church

Name: Montemezzo Church
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Location: Sovizzo, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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1. Ossuary of Monte San Pietro – Montemezzo Fitness Trail loop from Sovizzo

6.74km

01:55

150m

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2. Montemezzo Church – Montemezzo Fitness Trail loop from Castegnini

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01:49

140m

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3. Ossuary of Monte San Pietro – Montemezzo Fitness Trail loop from Altavilla - Tavernelle

12.3km

03:20

160m

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Francesco 🥾

March 2, 2025

It is common to dwell on the charm of some places of worship, positioned high up and often with views of rare beauty, a fitting home for the divine. The church of Montemezzo is one of these places. Located at the highest point of the Sovizzo area, it offers the traveler from the churchyard an enchanting view of the Valle dell’Onte while, slipping out of a tunnel that flanks the church, one looks out onto the equally splendid Valdiezza. A building consecrated to worship was certainly present on the site since before the year 1000, probably connected to the ancient castle present in the area in the Middle Ages, and was damaged and destroyed repeatedly over the centuries. The current church dates back to 1622 and, as can be read on an evocative plaque, was requested by the Communitas Montismedi (Community of Monte di Mezzo). It preserves precious artistic testimonies in the structure of the altars by the Merlo brothers and Pietro Cavaliere, in the sculptures by Orazio Marinali and his workshop, and in the paintings, in particular in the canvas by Maganza that on the high altar represents the martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, one of the apostles, to whom the church is consecrated. The salubrity of the air and the quiet of the place, with the statues of David and a frowning Moses standing sentinel from the façade, has made Montemezzo one of the favorite places of the Vicenza curia to send priests for periods of study, meditation or convalescence. For this reason, the rectory of Montemezzo has been visited by leading figures of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, who have always left an excellent memory to the supportive Communitas Montismidii.

Source: subvicum.it/tappe/lassu-sul-monte-di-mezzo

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Montemezzo Church

1. Ossuary of Monte San Pietro – Montemezzo Fitness Trail loop from Sovizzo

2. Montemezzo Church – Montemezzo Fitness Trail loop from Castegnini

3. Ossuary of Monte San Pietro – Montemezzo Fitness Trail loop from Altavilla - Tavernelle

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