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The church of Saint Maria Assunta lies
near the castello of Fianello. It dates from the early Middle Ages and has
undergone various phases of construction. The Romanesque crypt is of
particular interest, containing
re-used
material robbed from Roman buildings, including two capitals which readapt
two inscriptions, as well as a small column of the early medieval period
commisioned by presbiter Florentinus and
worked by magister Iohannes. The presence of a simple marble
cathedra on the raised chancel is also interesting, and part of the wall
paintings which originally decorated the apse are still visible. During
the 1950s a series of archaeological excavations were carried out on the
Roman villa beneath the church. Today one can see some stretches of wall
along the road leading to the cemetery and behind the apse of the church,
whilst in the public fountain at the back, one can see part of a roman
aqueduct.
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