The church of the Madonna della Luce was built in 1513-19 to receive a miraculous image of the Holy Virgin, frescoed by Tiberio di Assisi (16th cent.), displayed on the altar. The cupola is decorated by Giovanni Battista Caporali (1532). The two griffins sculpted at the base of the pilasters commemorate the participation of the Commune of Perugia in the church’s construction. Next to the church stands another church, San Luca, that records show existed already in the Middle Ages and restored in 1586 by Bino Sozi on commission by the Order of the Knights of Malta. Within is a painting by Giovanni Antonio Scaramuccia (1632). Adjacent to it stands the House of the Knights of Malta with cruciform windows bearing the date 1484 above the portal.
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