Sant'Emidio alle Grotte

Name: Sant'Emidio alle Grotte
Address: Via Carso, 5, 63100 Ascoli Piceno AP, Italy, Ascoli Piceno, Italia

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Contact Sant'Emidio alle Grotte

Address :	Via Carso, 5, 63100 Ascoli Piceno AP, Italy
Phone :	📞 +997
Website :	https://amarche.it/prov/ascoli/cosa-vedere-ascoli-piceno/%23Tempietto-di-Sant8217Emidio-alle-Grotte
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Art museum , Archaeological museum , Local history museum , Catholic church ,
City :	Ascoli Piceno

Via Carso, 5, 63100 Ascoli Piceno AP, Italy

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S	Simone Stigliano on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Posto magnifico ma un po' trascurato. Great place but a bit neglected.
V	Vincenzo on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sicuramente merita una visita. Una piccola chiesetta incastonata nella roccia. Definitely worth a visit. A small church set in the rock.
S	Sara Sopranzetti on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Facile da raggiungere, lasciando la macchina al di sotto di un ponticello si impiega meno di 10 minuti per raggiungere il Tempietto. A me e mio marito ci ha subito accolto il custode che si fa chiamare Pippo molto simpatico e disponibile che vi racconterà tutta la storia del tempio e del santo. Da non perdere!!! Easy to reach, leaving the car under a bridge it takes less than 10 minutes to reach the Tempietto. My husband and I were immediately welcomed by the caretaker who calls himself Pippo very nice and helpful who will tell you the whole story of the temple and the saint. Not to be missed!!!
C	Cristian on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Il tempietto di Sant'Emidio alle Grotte è classificato come uno dei monumenti più importanti della città di Ascoli Piceno e rappresenta un pregevole prototipo di arte religiosa barocca delle Marche. Eretto in onore del patrono si definisce "alle grotte" perché il suo ambiente interno è costituito da grotte e nicchie naturali. Questo tempietto è uno dei siti appartenenti all'"itinerario emidiano" della città, un percorso che congiunge tutti i siti legati alla tradizione, ai miracoli, alla vita ed al martirio del santo. The small temple of Sant'Emidio alle Grotte is classified as one of the most important monuments of the city of Ascoli Piceno and represents a valuable prototype of Baroque religious art in the Marche. Erected in honor of the patron saint, it is defined as "alle grotte" because its internal environment is made up of natural caves and niches. This temple is one of the sites belonging to the "Emidian itinerary" of the city, a route that connects all the sites linked to the tradition, miracles, life and martyrdom of the saint.
L	Lexi Toback on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very pretty !
V	Vincenzo Reale on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very nice but usually closed, you have to ring at the association in the building in front of it.to access the inside
T	Tiziano Patrick Dodgson on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nice little temple 10 minutes from the city center
D	Dinh Tuan on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sant'Emidio alle Grotte is a Roman Catholic church which is constructed in the Baroque technique, in Ascoli Piceno, about 200 km (125 miles) from Roma. Its name refers to Saint Emygdius (Emidius). According to legend, after having been beheaded in 309 near the current church of Sant'Emidio Rosso, the saint walked here with his head in his hands to be buried. The church (known as tempietto, meaning "small temple", for its small size) was built in 1717–1721 by commission of bishop Giovanni Gambi, a relative of Pope Clement XI. Sant'Emidio alle Grotte has been constructed as part of a cave with the facade being intricately designed from the limestone while the inner grottoes have been polished up and refined into three rooms, one of which has the sepulcher of the Saint Emidio while the others serve as oratories. The overall effect is a mix of beauty and mystery... * Photos courtesy of Internet. Thanks!