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The Church of S. Giovanni Profiamma

This general view of the church shows the layout pretty well: a single nave, a raised choir forming a crypt below; the prominent ciborium over the main altar. It also shows the results of the Colfiorito earthquakes of 1997, in which the church suffered some damage, fortunately slight. The church furniture has been moved and carpenters have started work on temporary support structures and partitions; and in the midst of this, yours truly shows up with his camera.

The most interesting feature of this church is the intricately carved ciborium over the main altar, apparently a 19c copy of an 8c or 9c original elsewhere in Umbria.

The exterior of the church has an attractive façade with an elegant rose window and a door of polychrome marble bracketed by interesting sculpture. The piece of which you see a detail here is signed: I didn't notice it until I was writing this page.

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Beneath the raised choir, a rather simple crypt — until you look at the carving on the supporting columns.

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Thanks to Fr. Luigi Bonollo, pastor of S. Giovanni, for opening the church for me (twice!)
during a very inconvenient period, and providing much encouragement.

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S. Brizio
Another beautiful and very ancient church of eastern Umbria with a similar raised choir and Roman remains, also affected by the 1997 earthquakes.

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