Oratory of San Crescentino Città di Castello Umbria Italy

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The Oratory is just outside the village of Morra. It has been  built in 1420 around the roman Pieve di Santa Maria for the Confraternity and enlarged in 1507 as the inscription tell us. It is a real artistic treasure trove. The interior is decorated with a series of frescoes by Luca Signorelli which date from 1507 and 1510. It is said that the artist stopped of in Morra on his way from Cortona to Città di Castello when he was going to work on hi commissioned pieces.