Santa Maria Assunta, Parish church in Medolago, Italy
Santa Maria Assunta is a parish church in Medolago with yellow stone walls and traditional architecture typical of northern Italian churches. The building features a bell tower and is marked by simple, functional design.
A church dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta is first documented in Medolago in 959, when it belonged to the parish of Solza-Medolago. In 1440 Medolago became an independent parish. The present building was begun on 6 May 1743 and opened for worship on 23 November 1753; the bishop of Bergamo Pier Luigi Speranza consecrated it on 30 September 1856.
In 1659 Bishop Gregorio Barbarigo noted that the church housed the schools of the Santissimo Sacramento, the Rosario and the Dottrina Cristiana. These lay confraternities shaped parish life, and the church remains the seat of the parish of Medolago in the vicariate of Capriate-Chignolo-Terno.
The parish church stands in the centre of Medolago, in the province and diocese of Bergamo, part of the Capriate-Chignolo-Terno vicariate. The bell tower, built between 1844 and 1846, holds a ring of five bells. The interior was restored between 1984 and 1986, and the facade was renovated in 2001.
The bell tower was built between 1844 and 1846 and held five bells. In 1943 the bells were requisitioned for war material; after the conflict seven new bells were cast and consecrated on 15 July 1951 by Bishop Adriano Bernareggi.
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