Saint Roch church, Catholic church in Pesina, Italy
The church of San Rocco stands between Pesina and Costermano, a small 15th-century building with a south-facing gabled facade and a bell tower against its eastern side. Inside is a single rectangular hall with a raised presbytery, two side chapels, a flat reed-and-plaster ceiling and terracotta tile flooring.
The church dates to the 15th century and was already documented in 1530, when Bishop Gian Matteo Giberti's pastoral visit recorded it as community property built with local offerings. After the plague of 1630 it was enlarged and an altar was added, painted in 1646 with an image of Saint Roch. In 1673 it became the seat of the Confraternity of the Holy Madonna of Suffrage, and it was restored in 1791 and again between 2005 and 2006.
The church is also known as San Sebastiano, since Roch and Sebastian were both invoked against infectious diseases and the plague. The feast of San Rocco is held every year from 12 to 17 August, with a procession carrying the saint's statue through the Gaon district on 16 August, alongside food stalls and band music.
The church stands between Pesina and Costermano, in the diocese of Verona, and is reached by road rather than from a village square. It is a small rural building with a south-facing gable facade and a bell tower against its eastern side; the interior is a single rectangular hall with two side chapels. The annual festival runs from 12 to 17 August, with a procession on 16 August through the Gaon district.
The church was owned by the community of Pesina and built with offerings from local people, as recorded in Bishop Gian Matteo Giberti's pastoral visit report of 1530. In 1673 it became the seat of the Confraternita della Santissima Madonna del Suffragio, which in 1693 added an altar to the Madonna della Cintura on the west side.
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