San Giovanni de Butris is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic stone church located outside of the town of Acquasparta, on the former via Flaminia, in the Province of Terni, region of Umbria, Italy.
| San Giovanni de Butris | |
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| Chiesa di San Giovanni de Butris | |
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| 42°40′48.3774″N 12°33′3.7332″E / 42.680104833°N 12.551037000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
The stone church was initially built over the structure of an Ancient Roman bridge, which forms the visible base of the structure. It was initially dedicated to San Giovanni Battista, and once belonged to the Knights of Malta.[1][2]
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2016) |
References
edit- ^ Comune of Acquasparta, entry on church.
- ^ Di Giovannandrea, Riccardo (2020). "Res in publico usu. Abbandono e rinascita di un ponte romano: il caso di San Giovanni de Butris ad Acquasparta". Temporis signa. 14.