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It might have been a necropolis with temples and sacella dedicated to several divinities such as <em>Mars <\/em>and Goddess <em>Bellona.<\/em> Here, in 1835, the renowned <strong>Mars of Todi<\/strong>, currently kept at the Vatican Museums, was brought to light<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The square of the convent houses a majestic centuries-old lime, which is said to have been planted in 1426 on the occasion of St. Bernardino&#8217;s visit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The cloister, <\/strong>with its 18th century well, the 14th century hall used as a conference centre, and the library &#8211; full of parchments, incunambula and rare editions, mostly merged into the collection of the Municipal library of Todi &#8211; are <strong>noteworthy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next to the monastic building, the Church of the same name is located. Consecrated in 1633, it became a parish Church in 1977 named <em>Maria Santissima Assunta in Montesanto<\/em>. It <strong>still enshrines several artworks: <\/strong>many wooden statues and some <strong>paintings by lo Spagna, <\/strong>as well as by the pupils of <strong>Ghirlandaio <\/strong>(16th century) and of <strong>Cesare Permei <\/strong>(17th century)<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not far from Porta Orvietana, clung to a hill in the West of the walls, Montesano Convent stands out. It was built in the 13th century as a fortress against the attacks by the inhabitants of Orvieto. 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