CHIESA DI SANTA LUCIA AND CHIESA DI SAN VITO
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Churches with a chapel housing a beautiful cycle of Romanesque frescoes.
Chiesa Santa Lucia. Built in 1389 on the ruins of the prisons burned in 1354, the church of Santa Lucia actually looks more like a crypt than a church! Although narrow, the dark interior contains several valuable works. Among them are the frescoes to the right of the entrance (dating from the 14th century) depicting the stories of the Passion of Christ and a surprising Madonna del Paveio (Our Lady of the Butterfly, paveio being the butterfly with which the infant Christ plays), signed by Tomaso da Modena. But also, the Saints James and Christopher painted on a fresco of the vault.
These creations were already present in the chapel of St. Mary of the Prisons, which was incorporated into the new church dedicated to Lucia. Lucia was proclaimed a saint only a year before. Note that the church of St. Lucia communicates with the church of San Vito through a small door at the end of the right nave.
Chiesa di San Vito. The church of San Vito was rebuilt in 1561, but the chapel of the apsidal part dates back to the 11th and 12th centuries. The chapel of the Redeemer houses a beautiful cycle of Romanesque frescoes by Ognibene of Treviso, dating back to the middle of the XIII century. The paintings represent Christ surrounded by the twelve apostles and the paschal lamb. At the same time, a Venetian tabernacle in stone (1363) can be seen walled in a pilaster in the left nave. Outside, an elegant Renaissance porch opens onto a charming square.
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