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Chiesa di San Facio
Known as "del Foppone"
The church is called “del Foppone” because the area in front of it confined within the four arcades, acted as the cemetery area for the nearby hospital of Santa Maria della Pietà. Built between 1758 and 1781, it features a Greek cross structure with a tall cupola and a small bell tower at the side. The interior was decorated with frescoes by G. Manfredini in 1780 characterised by geometrical architectural motifs, sacred figures and symbols created in monochrome. In the pendentives of the cupola the four cardinal virtues can be seen, and in the ovals of the angular columns the twelve apostles, while in the ceiling of the presbytery, a false cupola created with a daring illusory foreshortening.