San Rocco, Nepi

San Rocco is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic church located in Nepi, province of Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy.

The church was erected in 1467, after the bubonic plague epidemic afflicting the city, and the commune fulfilled a pledge to erect a Chapel to the Saint Roch. The church has 15th century paintings.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Comune of Nepi, entry on church.

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