Church of Saint Mark
The primitive structure dates back to the 13th century. The modern building is in brick
Churches of Saint Mark and Saint Roch
The Polinori organ
The single-nave interior is in Baroque-Rococo style. On the high altar is a canvas of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Carmelite Order and Saints painted around 1620 and signed by Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri of Fossombrone (1589-1656). The church also houses various eighteenth-century paintings, including some by the Pergolese artist Pietro Ugolini (1710-1780 circa).
Of particular interest are the elegant Baptistery of 1782, the extremely attractive 17th-century wooden Crucifix by an unknown sculptor from the Marche region and the organ made by Vincenzo Polinori of Pesaro in 1725.
The former Church of Saint Roch stands opposite.
This was constructed in 1528 to thank the saint for saving Pergola from the plague. It has a precious 16th century coffered ceiling in gilt wood with blue decorations by Pergolese master carpenters.
The church was once home to a precious statue of Saint Roch in painted and gilt wood, originally dressed, attributed to Romano Alberti da Sansepolcro, known as Nero Alberti from Sansepolcro (1502-1568) and, until a few years ago, also referred to as the Master of Magione. The statue is now on display in the Museum of Gilt Bronzes.
