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San Crescentino
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In
the village of San Crescentino, we find a Parish church bearing
the same name and built between the IX and X century A.D., at a
time in which devotion to this saint, the patron of Urbino, was
widespread in this area. The Parish churches, which appeared
around the X century, were ecclesiastical structures under the
direct authority of the Bishop and exercised a strong influence
in the surrounding territory. In fact, the privilege of having a
baptismal font and of collecting tithes translated into control
of the rural population that lived scattered in the territory,
as well as into their meeting point. In fact, Fairs also were
held around the Parish churches. Recently, stone fragments
decorated with braids were found under the pavement of the apse
and there are numerous ceramic artefacts from the area which
confirm the "Umbrian" cultural imprint of this
territory. The oldest part of the complex is the tower, while on
the left façade of the building two lancet doors from the XIV
century are still visible. Inside the church, there is a fresco
from 1469 depicting the Madonna, St. Ubaldo and St. Crescentino,
and another, earlier fresco depicting St. Anthony of Padua.