Oratorio di San Crescentino
Small country church at Morra with frescoes painted between 1507 and 1517 by Luca Signorelli and his workshop, open by booking.
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About the museum
The oratory stands at Morra, a few kilometres from Città di Castello, and is dedicated to Crescentino, a Roman soldier martyred in 303 under Diocletian and venerated in the Upper Tiber valley. The building dates from 1420 and was enlarged in 1507. In 1264 a confraternity of San Crescentino was founded, which used the original small oratory, today the sacristy of the church.
In the sacristy are preserved late Gothic frescoes, among them the Roman soldier, an Annunciation, a fragmentary Crucifixion and a Madonna of Mercy. The hall, simple and rectangular, with a truss roof, is decorated with frescoes dated between 1507 and 1517 and attributed to Luca Signorelli and his collaborators. On the left wall appear the Entry into Jerusalem, the Incredulity of St Thomas, the Prayer in the Garden and the Last Supper, mostly executed by the workshop; the Flagellation and the Crucifixion are by the master's own hand.
On the high altar is an aedicule in the form of a shell, frescoed with the Redeemer between two angels and saints. In 1973 the restoration of the frescoes was made possible by a contribution from the painter Alberto Burri. The oratory is part of the network of the Museo diocesano di Città di Castello.
Highlights
- Flagellation and Crucifixion by Luca Signorelli
- Cycle of frescoes by Signorelli's workshop (1507–1517)
- Late Gothic frescoes in the sacristy
- Shell-shaped aedicule over the high altar
Permanent exhibition
- Affreschi di Luca Signorelli e bottega – The walls of the hall preserve scenes of the Passion of Christ painted between 1507 and 1517; the Flagellation and the Crucifixion are attributed to Signorelli himself.
- Visitors per year
- approx. 500
Admission & discounts
| Single ticket (Pinacoteca comunale, Museo diocesano, Campanile cilindrico, Oratorio di San Crescentino) | €8Bought at the Museo diocesano and the Pinacoteca comunale; reduced €6. |
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The site is also included in the Ecclesia Card Umbria. The price for the oratory alone is not stated in the official sources consulted.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The visit is organised through the Museo diocesano di Città di Castello. |
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