The church and the
Lombardy Fountains
standing beneath
occupy the northern
side of Piazza
Maggiore.
Construction of the
church was begun at
the behest of the
Maggior Consiglio
(Great Council) of
Feltre in 1576 to
give thanks for the
fact that the town
had been spared the
plague and famine
that was sweeping
Europe at the time.
The building work
continued for many
years. The building
was integrated into
the defensive walls
of the castle, which
could be reached
through an
underground passage
entered from the
sacristy. The church
contains a
magnificent painted
wooden crucifix by
the sculptor
Francesco Terilli
(17th century).
