Basilica of Sant Ubaldo

The Basilica of Sant'Ubaldo is a Roman Catholic church located atop Mount Ingino, outside central Gubbio in Umbria, Italy. The church houses the body of the patron saint of Gubbio, Saint Ubaldo, kept atop the main altar on a marble plinth, surmounted by a glass case. The church and adjacent convent were originally built in the first decade of the 1500s by Canons Regular of the Lateran. The church is accessible through a long, winding trail from the city or a more adventurous chair-lift ride. The basilica is also famous for being the finishing-point of the famous 'Corsa dei Ceri', a celebration which has ancient origins, which takes place every year (on 15th May) and involves all of the town's inhabitants, for the glorification of Sant'Ubaldo. The interior of the church is richly decorated with frescoes from between the 16th and 18th centuries