Santa Maria di Pietrarossa
(13th century)
The church is named for a tablet of red marble that is now on
the second pillar on the right. It seems to have come from a fountain and, according to an ancient tradition, is believed to promote fertility.
The church stands beside the line of the Roman Via Flaminia, and was probably at te heart of the colony of Trebae. Several Roman remains have been found here:
- A Latin inscription (2nd century BC) that is embedded in the wall of the left aisle of the church celebrates "IOVI O. M." (Jove Optimus
maximus). This is
one of the oldest records in Umbria of this important cult.
- The remains of what might have been the baths of Roman Trebiae were visible nearby in the 15th century.
- An inscription (1st century AD) found nearby in 1864 is exhibited in the Museo della Città .
Excavations in 2005 in what is now the brick-covered area in front and to the right of the church brought to light a Lombard necropolis (6th and 7th centuries AD). A number of grave goods and the reconstructed tomb of a warrior (complete with skeleton) are exhibited in the Museo della Città .
Numerous fragments incorporated into the fabric of the church suggest that it stands on the site of an ealier structure. The portico around three sides of the church was added in the 15th century and the campanile in the 16th century. The roof was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1832 and the chruch was restored in 1946 after damage sustained in the Second World War.
Frescoes under the Portico
[Frescoes had been removed for restoration from the front and left walls at the time of my visit in January, 2008.] 
Frescoes on the right wall , under the portico
Madonna and Child enthroned (1449)
This fresco on the right (the fourth in a seres on this subject) is signed by Bartolomeo da Miranda and dated. Madonna and Child enthroned (15th century)
Two other frescoes on this subject on the right wall are signed by Valerio de' Muti, a painter from Foligno. One of them seems to be dated 1477.Frescoes in the Church
[The church was closed for restoration during my visit in January, 2008.]
St Peter (13th century)
This fresco fragments to the right of the entrance is one of the oldest in the church.
Frescoes in the Apse (15th century)
These frescoes, which are generally of higher quality than those elsewhere in the church, depict:
the Madonna and Child with St Antony Abbot;
symbols of the Evangelists (only one of which survives); and
St Joachim (the father of the Virgin) driven from the Temple.
Frescoes on the right wall (15th century)
Two frescoes on the right wall are signed by Bartolomeo da Miranda:
the Annunciation; and
the Madonna and Child.
Frescoes on the left wall (15th century)
The frescoes in the last two bays of the left wall are attributed to the Maestro di Eggi.
Tabernacle (15th century)
This marble tabernacle by Rocco di Tommaso da Vicenza is on the 1st pillar on the right. The statues represent:
God the Father with angels;
St Emilianus; and
St John the Baptist.