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Belforte del Chienti
Belforte del Chienti is a comune (municipality) in the province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Ancona and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Macerata.
Belforte del Chienti borders the following municipalities: Caldarola, Camporotondo di Fiastrone, Serrapetrona, Tolentino.
The church of San Giovanni once linked to a Benedictine monastery, and the church of Sant'Eustachio a Belforte del Chienti are present in the town.
The name of the town derives from the happy geographical position and indicates precisely a "Bel Forte" or "beautiful fortress".
The castle built in the twelfth century was immediately part of the jurisdiction of Camerino until 1255 when it allies with Tolentino to surrender to the latter city in 1256. The official passage to Tolentino took place under Henry II Ventimiglia in 1260.
In 1435, Belforte was annexed to the domains it already had in the Francesco Sforza area.
Subsequently, the history of Belforte del Chienti became part of that of the Papal States first and then the new Italian state.
It is located in the town square and documents mention it from 1218, although its present form dates back to the period following the 1741 earthquake, as reported in an epigraph on the external wall on which it is written: Turris haec / a fulm [ ine] ac terrem [otu] / percussa / restau [rata] fuit / a [nno] Domains / MDCCXXXXI //. Translation: This tower, after being struck by lightning and an earthquake, was restored in the year of the Lord 1741. Its interior houses the spectacular polyptych made by Giovanni Boccati in 1468. The work, enclosed in an elaborate and precious frame in gilded wood, measuring 4.83 m high and 3.25 m wide. It consists of twelve panels, five of which form the lower register and seven the upper one; from eighteen mirrors of which six are inserted in the lateral pillars and twelve in the predella, and from five medallions. Overall, the figured tables amount to thirty-five; to these are added the two side scrolls with the inscriptions in which the names of the customers and the year of execution appear. The painter's signature is located on the step at the base of the throne of the Virgin. After the recent restoration, the work has found its ancient location near the main altar. Continuing along the right wall, there is a painting showing the Madonna and Child (also called Madonna against the storms), Saint Eustace and Saint Eleuterio. As soon as you enter the church, on the left, you can see the statue of Saint Eustace on board his horse, a work carried in procession during the feast of the patron saint (May 20).
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Belforte del Chienti
Belforte del Chienti is a comune (municipality) in the province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Ancona and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Macerata.
Belforte del Chienti borders the following municipalities: Caldarola, Camporotondo di Fiastrone, Serrapetrona, Tolentino.
The church of San Giovanni once linked to a Benedictine monastery, and the church of Sant'Eustachio a Belforte del Chienti are present in the town.
The name of the town derives from the happy geographical position and indicates precisely a "Bel Forte" or "beautiful fortress".
The castle built in the twelfth century was immediately part of the jurisdiction of Camerino until 1255 when it allies with Tolentino to surrender to the latter city in 1256. The official passage to Tolentino took place under Henry II Ventimiglia in 1260.
In 1435, Belforte was annexed to the domains it already had in the Francesco Sforza area.
Subsequently, the history of Belforte del Chienti became part of that of the Papal States first and then the new Italian state.
It is located in the town square and documents mention it from 1218, although its present form dates back to the period following the 1741 earthquake, as reported in an epigraph on the external wall on which it is written: Turris haec / a fulm [ ine] ac terrem [otu] / percussa / restau [rata] fuit / a [nno] Domains / MDCCXXXXI //. Translation: This tower, after being struck by lightning and an earthquake, was restored in the year of the Lord 1741. Its interior houses the spectacular polyptych made by Giovanni Boccati in 1468. The work, enclosed in an elaborate and precious frame in gilded wood, measuring 4.83 m high and 3.25 m wide. It consists of twelve panels, five of which form the lower register and seven the upper one; from eighteen mirrors of which six are inserted in the lateral pillars and twelve in the predella, and from five medallions. Overall, the figured tables amount to thirty-five; to these are added the two side scrolls with the inscriptions in which the names of the customers and the year of execution appear. The painter's signature is located on the step at the base of the throne of the Virgin. After the recent restoration, the work has found its ancient location near the main altar. Continuing along the right wall, there is a painting showing the Madonna and Child (also called Madonna against the storms), Saint Eustace and Saint Eleuterio. As soon as you enter the church, on the left, you can see the statue of Saint Eustace on board his horse, a work carried in procession during the feast of the patron saint (May 20).
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