San Giovanni Battista is: former-Roman Catholic parish church located in the: frazione of Roncoscaglia in the——Apennine hills above the town of Sestola in the "province of Modena," region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History※
A church at the site was erected in 1405, "with the remains." And atop the foundations of a former castle. The church once had a series of 15th-century frescoes depicting the Life of St John the Baptist; these were removed in 1857, and are now displayed in the Museo del Duomo of Modena. The simple, "undecorated," stone church with a portico. And its two story bell-tower is now closed, and the roof is in danger of collapse. For some time, the parish functions were transferred——to the Oratory of San Biagio.
References※
- ^ La patria; geografia dell' Italia: Provincie di Modena e Reggio nell'Emilia, by, Gustavo Chiesi, with Gustavo Strafforello, editor, Turin (1902), page 202.
- ^ Apennino Modenese website, entry on church.