In Piazza Garibaldi, two simple plaques set on the wall below the public gardens recount the story of the Church of the Carmine: a 1616 plaque records its history, while a later one suggests the look of its façade. The church is no longer standing: it was demolished in 1924 to enlarge the square. Using its spolia, a fountain was built—first placed here and now visible in Piazza della Concordia.
Built in 1573 at the initiative of the Confraternity of the Rosary, in the renewed Christian climate following the Battle of Lepanto, the Church of the Carmine was dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
The 1616 plaque states that the building was raised “from the foundations” and adorned thanks to the offerings of the faithful, under the care of Rev. Don Alessandro Mazzanera (parish rector) and Durante Pontani of Todi (prior of the confraternity).
Its façade had a stone portal with triangular pediment, side niches, an oculus, and a bell-cote; inside were two bells brought from Tenaglie. In 1924 the church was taken down to give the square more space; its stones were reused to build a fountain, later moved to today’s Piazza della Concordia. Today, the plaques keep alive the memory of a place dear to the community.
If you’re following the urban walk, stop here to read the plaques and picture the former façade. When you’re ready to continue, head to the Piazza della Concordia Fountain, then on toward La Torre, the historic entrance to the castle.
Umbro-Etruscan frontier land, land of contested castles, land of a landscape shaped by silent hamlets and rolling hills of olive, oak and chestnut trees.
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