A surreal amalgam of Romanesque and Gothic. A stone polyptych unrolled harmoniously on a Romanesque base. The interior is a treasure chest full of treasures.
The Collegiata is the most important church of San Ginesio, although not the oldest.
In its current state it is the result of countless restorations, adjustments and modifications.
The work that gave uniqueness to the architectural ensemble was the transformation of the upper part of the frontispiece, commissioned in 1421 ad Enrico de’ Fapicho of’ Bavaria, called Alamanno. Today again, despite having lost the glazing and the original bright colors, the enchanting lace of the upper part of the frontispiece is the only example of flowery Gothic in the Marche.
The rib that currently closes the frontispiece at the top is the result of an architectural intervention of the late nineteenth century, made necessary for the conservation of the facade. The architect reinterpreted the gabled and sloping layout, giving it a flat and wavy attitude, according to the taste of the time. The result is excellent from an aesthetic point of view.
It could be said that the frontispiece of the Collegiate Church is an emblem of San Ginesio, an emblem of the history of its most important moments, contradictory and lacerating when viewed separately, harmonious and magical when considered in their sedimentation together.
N.B.: Structure still unusable due to the earthquake of 2016.
