Madonna del Carmine, church building in Forlì, Italy

Madonna del Carmine is a baroque church in central Forlì, completely rebuilt between 1735 and 1746 by architect Giuseppe Merenda. Inside, a large central nave stretches about 32 meters with five side chapels on each side, decorated with frescoes, gilded stucco, and a painting of the Annunciation by Marco Palmezzano.

The church was founded by the Carmelites in the 1300s and grew too small for its congregation, leading to expansion in the 1400s. It underwent a complete baroque transformation in the 1700s, but was seized during the Napoleonic era and used as a military facility until 1866, when it returned to religious use.

The church is also known as Santa Maria Annunziata del Carmine, a name that comes from the 15th-century chapel dedicated to the Virgin Annunziata, which housed a fresco still visible in the third side chapel. Since 2015 the Carmelites have left Forlì and the church is run by the bishop with lay members of the Third Order keeping it open.

The church stands on Corso Mazzini, the street once called borgo San Pietro, opposite where the lost church of San Pietro in Scotto stood. The unfinished brick facade still shows the bonding prepared for a decoration never added. The building was closed from September 2020 because of roof-collapse risk; urgent works ended in 2022, and further funding was found in 2024.

The stone portal on the facade dates to 1465 and was originally made for Forlì's cathedral before being moved here in 1915. It features the mounted figure of Saint Valerian carved by Marino di Marco Cedrino in contrasting black and white marble, creating a striking accent against the plain brick exterior.