Chiesa di San Mauro
The little church of San Mauro is located on the fluvial terrace of the Corno river and is surrounded by a wall made from pebbles that once contained the old cemetery. The present-day sixteenth-century building is the result of remodeling and extension of an earlier church that dates back to the 12th and 13th centuries, as testified by the frescoes found inside. However, the first information relative to the church goes back to 1380, when it was erected as a chaplaincy. The building was destroyed by the Turks at the end of the 15th century and it was rebuilt shortly afterwards. Already the seat of the Parish church of Rive, the church has a rectangular main hall with an exposed trussed roof and a presbytery with a ribbed cross vault. The entrance hallway with a depressed arch and sacristy are from a later period. Inside, on the right-band wall, there is the most ancient fresco, dating back around the 12th-13th centuries, depicting Young Christ; while on the walls and on the counter-facade there are frescoes of the Las Judgment, History of the life of christ, Virgin and Child, Saints, Coronation of the Virgin, dating back tot he end of the 14th century or the beginning of the next and can be attributed to the Friulanian post-Vitale da Bologna school.
Via Arcano Superiore 11/C Rive d'Arcano - Friuli Venezia Giulia
Tourist experience: Visiting the church and take a walk in the countryside
Spoken languages: Italian
Experience duration: 1 hour
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Cultural material heritage: Religious building, Church
Cultural immaterial heritage: Religious cult
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Hills, Flora
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices, Local customs