{"id":731,"date":"2022-10-05T14:12:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museociviconepi.it\/en\/?post_type=monumento&p=731"},"modified":"2023-01-20T18:02:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T18:02:10","slug":"the-church-of-saint-vito","status":"publish","type":"monumento","link":"https:\/\/www.museociviconepi.it\/en\/monuments\/the-church-of-saint-vito\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church of Saint Vito"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The church is dedicated to the Saints Vito and Modesto<\/strong>, it is built with a single little hall, it is traditionally considered one of the oldest religious building in Nepi<\/strong>. Old documents testify it was built probably in the second half of th 15th century<\/strong>, but the old and original structure and the oldest frescos inside it, still visible today, gave us the possibility to date it in the 12th century<\/strong>. In the second half of the 15th century the roof tiles were taken and used to cover the Cathedral roof. The church remained without a roof for almost a century. This state of abandon brought the structure to a slow decay and it was also proposed to destroy it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alla seconda met\u00e0 del XVI risalgono lavori di restauro che portarono anche al rifacimento dell\u2019apparato decorativo. A questa fase sono databili due affreschi<\/strong> raffiguranti San Luca Evangelista<\/strong><\/em> e la Madonna con Bambino<\/strong><\/em> con i<\/strong><\/em> Santi Vito e Modesto<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was renovated in the second half of the 16th century<\/strong> and also new decorations were made. It is possible to date in those days 2 important frescos still visible inside the church. One is about Saint Luke The Evangelist<\/strong> and the other one Virgin Mary with the Saints Vito and Modesto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This last one took the place of a previous deteriorated fresco which, together with a painting of the Crucifixion<\/strong>, is the only decoration that remains today of the original structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n