Santa Lucia di Capradosso explained

Santa Lucia is a gothic-style Roman Catholic church located at Piazza Umberto I in the hamlet of Capradosso, a frazione of the town of Rotella, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, region of Marche, Italy. It is also known as the Santa Lucia a Capradosso.

History and description

This church houses a Gothic reliquary from the 15th century, attributed to Alessandro Battista da Marcuccio, a pupil of Pietro Vannini. The interior is decorated with polychrome baroque stucco decorations. The crypt is dedicated to St Pontico. A canvas in a lunette, depicting the Madonna of the Rosary above donors of the Gabrielli family is attributed to a follower of Simone de Magistris.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.comunerotella.net/c044065/zf/index.php/servizi-aggiuntivi/index/index/idtesto/9 Commune of Rotella, short description of the church