Santa Maria Assunta is an ancient, Roman Catholic church, rebuilt in late Baroque style in the hill-town of Montorio nei Frentani, in the Province of Campobasso, Region of Molise, Italy.
History
The site once held a church built during the Norman rule, ruined after an earthquake in 1656, and the present church was mainly rebuilt during 1731-38. The baptismal font remains from the ancient church. The detached belltower dates from 1727, and because the church is located at the highest point in town, it is a visible landmark of the town from a distance.
The polychrome marble main altar shelters the relics of the body of San Costanzo. The church has four canvases: "Immaculate Conception", "Our Lady of Sorrows", "Our Lady of Purgatory" and the "Holy Family" by Paolo Gamba. He also painted a dozen medallions, including half-body depictions of the Evangelists and Prophets. Other altarpieces include a work by Antonio Solario, an Annuciation by Teodoro d'Errico, another Flemish artwork depicting the Assumption, and a St. Catherine of Alexandria by an unknown painter. The church was reopened in 2014, after repairs performed due to a recent earthquake.