Chiesa di San Rocco

To assist the inhabitants of the Borgo, the travelers, and the boatmen forced to quarantine in the nearby hospital, the Town Council decided on April 20, 1530, to construct a church, which was dedicated to Saint Roch, who was persistently invoked as a protector against the plague and numerous infectious diseases that were very common at the time; it was also called the “church of the boatmen” due to its proximity to the watercourse. In 1538, the bishop, Mons. Vincenzo Massari consecrated the new church, elevating it to the rank of Parish.
The building underwent numerous changes over the centuries; it currently presents a single nave and three altars. The main altar, made of hard stone, features a beautiful statue of the “Madonna della seggiola,” dating back to 1524: it has a gently maternal face, wears earrings (a strange case), and holds the Child on her lap. There is also a Last Supper nearly life-sized. In two small niches on the right and left, wooden statues of Saint Sebastian, Saint Valentine, and Saint Roch. There is also a canvas depicting Saint Francis with a portrait of Master Filippo, the founder of the Mansioneria (1394).
 
Above the entrance door, it reads: “This temple, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, erected by the faith of the fathers in the 14th century, and ruined by the injury of time, was completed in 1907 by the piety of the grandchildren, with public funds.”