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This shrine was built at the end of the 16th c. with alms and free
work of the faithful, reusing building material from the old monastery
of San Vincenzo not far away. The name was given after an event in
1521 when during a flood, the image of the Madonna had to be cut off
the wall to be saved and was placed on top of an olive tree. The sandstone
sculpture of the Madonna and Child by Ascanio da Cortona, once in
a niche outside, has now been placed inside, with a beautiful holy
water stoup by the same artist Virgin Enthroned, the painting that
gave its name to the church and is probably attributable to the workshop
of Caporali. Amongst the other numerous works of art, one should mention
the painting by Virgilio Nucci(?) The Virgin Enthroned with Child,
an Annunciation and a Miracle of St Francis of Paola, attributed to
Salvio Savini. |
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