The Co-cathedral of Santi Gregorio Magno and Margherita is the principal place of worship in Ripatransone and serves as a co-cathedral for the Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto – Ripatransone - Montalto.
It holds the status of a minor basilica and a triple sanctuary, as it also encompasses the Chapel of the Madonna di San Giovanni and the Crypt of Misericordia e Morte (Mercy and Death), which are considered distinct sacred spaces.
The church contains numerous artworks.
• Marble altar by Poscetti.
• Wooden sculptures by Desiderio Bonfini (17th century).
• 17th-century wooden choir by Agostilio Evangelisti (1620), located in the apse.
• Plaster statue of Saint Gregory the Great by Fedele Bianchini, located in the apse.
• Paintings depicting San Gregorio Magno and la Natività, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, respectively.
• Polychrome and gilded wooden crucifix of the Michelangelo school, attributed to Giovan Battista Casignola, housed in a niche in the right nave.
• Wooden altar by Angelo Ripano (17th century).
• Altarpiece by Orazio Gentileschi (16th–17th century).
• Works by Simone De Magistris (Madonna and Child with Saints, 1579, oil on canvas, bearing the inscription: SIMONE MAGISTRIS CALDAROLENSIS FACIEBAT MDLXXVIIII), L'Orbetto (1623), and Ciannavei (18th–19th century).
The Callido pipe organ (Opus 195), built in 1783 and subsequently modified, is located on the choir loft above the main entrance. The instrument features a fully mechanical action and is housed within a Neoclassical wooden case designed in the Serliana style; its facade consists of 27 Principale pipes arranged in a single central peak flanked by lateral wings. The built-in console comprises a single 56-note manual with a full chromatic first octave and a straight 24-note pedalboard permanently coupled to the manual.
The chapel dedicated to the Madonna di San Giovanni is a freestanding sanctuary, built between 1846 and 1858. It opens off the far end of the left nave through a copper doorway created by sculptor Cleto Capponi (1953). It houses sculptures by Luigi Fontana, Murano chandeliers, and a wooden choir by Morelli. The statue of the Virgin, crafted from papier-mâché by Sebastiano Sebastiani in 1620, is enshrined in an aedicule designed by Vespignani (1881); it takes its name from the fact that it was commissioned by the Confraternity of San Giovanni (also based in Ripatransone), which shortly thereafter changed its name to the "Confraternity of the Madonna di San Giovanni."
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