Cingoli is a town and comune of the Marches, Italy, in the province of Macerata, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) by road from the town of Macerata. It is the birthplace of Pope Pius VIII. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.
Palazzo Comunale (Townhall)
View of the Marche landscape from the Balcone delle Marche viewpoint
Pope Pius VIII was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 31 March 1829 to his death in November 1830.
Portrait by Clemente Alberi, c. 1830 (oil on canvas, 100 x 75 cm, Pinacoteca Civica di Forlì)
Illustration of Pope Pius VIII
1829 painting by Horace Vernet of Pius VIII in the Sedia gestatoria
Painting of Pius VIII by Ferdinando Cavalleri