Chiesa San Giovanni Battista

The first mention of this church dates back to 1148. In the course of time is defined as: St. John Colle Maiore, St. John Boxeta, with obvious allusion to the woods that surrounded .. The church and 'a rectangular building in the neoclassical style, with a nave roof hut. In the inner vault of the church and 'it represented the Trinitarian mystery with theories of angels. The presbytery and 'was given a scene from the desert biblical and early Christian catacombs. The baptismal font and 'work of a Milanese artisan workshop. It preserves a dozen shrines of the '600 and' 700 in carving Golden Wood, a reliquary '500 silver with the coat of arms of the bishop of the time. In 1861 the church became the property 'state property and was freed from Bonafede of Fermo and Conti Raccamadoro Hills. In 1923 is constructed the summer villa of the Raccamadoro accounts in Liberty style, all, church and building surrounded by a park-garden which is accessed through an avenue of pine trees coming down from the Provincial Monturanese road. With the death of the Countess Raccamadoro all assets passed owned 'Archdiocese of Fermo. Many important and the paintings inside the church among which by relevance: "The dispute of Jesus' with the four doctors" of G.B.Ragazzini of 1592. Of the same painter from Ravenna an 'other work of 1592 "Presentation of Jesus' to the Temple."