| The construction of the church began
in 1781 and the first celebration took place in 1808. It is still
a sign of the transformation of Genzano from village to modern
town, as from the baroque characterizing the church of Santa Maria
della Cima there is a spring to an architectonic language typical
of the first Roman neoclassicism featuring this church. Later
on it was consecrated to San Tommaso da Villanova.
The interior was designed by the architects Camporese. Very
interesting are the two little chapels with stuccoworks and
frescos of the school of the Camuccini (1771-1844); the other
paintings come from the church of Santa Maria della Cima and
from other religious buildings, and therefore this church constitutes
a sort of summary of Genzano's 'artistic cultures'.
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