Piazza Colocci

This square played a significant role in the past centuries as a public space for the civil powers of the Free Municipality and Pontifical Government. In addition to the imposing Hall of Lords, the square is also flanked by:

• the former residence of the Marquis Colocci family (15th c., later refurbished);
• the former church and convent of St. Augustine (early 17th-c. façade). Originally built by the Benedictines friars, the complex was occupied in the 15th c. by the Augustinians friars who made several changes. When the friars were expelled in 1861, the church was deconsecrated, the cloister was adapted to house goldsmiths workshops and the convent was subdivided into individual dwellings. Today a public passageway connecting Piazza Colocci and Piazza Spontini offers a glimpse of what remains of the cloister;
• the Palazzo Bisaccioni building, with architectural elements from the Renaissance period, most notably a finely carved stone portal bearing the family name. Today, the building houses the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Jesi.