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San Crescentino



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.