Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Romanesque church in Bominaco, Caporciano, Italy.
The Church of Santa Maria Assunta is a Romanesque church in Caporciano featuring three naves supported by twelve columns made from local materials beneath rounded stone arches. The interior feels open and filled with light, with decorative elements from different periods built into smooth ashlar stone walls.
The first church on the site was built around the 8th century and later donated to the Abbey of Farfa, regaining independence in 1001. The present church predates 1180, the date on its pulpit, and 1233, when it was consecrated; its altar and ciborium also carry that year. A 1093 donation act names it for the Mother of God and Saint Pellegrino.
The central nave houses an ornate ambo from 1180, created by Abbot Giovanni and reflecting the skill of medieval Italian stone carvers. This piece shows how the church became a center where local craftspeople could demonstrate their religious devotion through their work.
The site is accessible via the provincial road to Caporciano and becomes visible when entering the Bominaco settlement. Getting inside is straightforward, and the small scale makes it easy to view all the features without spending much time navigating.
The twelve columns inside are all different, likely reused from the nearby Roman site of Peltuinum. The ambo of 1180 by Abbot Giovanni rests on three cylindrical columns and one spiral column with Corinthian capitals. The Easter candle holder beside the ciborium is a twisted column standing on a lion.
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