Chiesa della Beata Maria Vergine

There are no reliable sources, but it is thought that a first chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary was built in Sarnonico in the twelfth century. It was enlarged in the second half of the fourteenth century, as can also be deduced from the frescoes on the façade, attributed to Giovanni da Volpino. About two centuries later the church was rebuilt according to the precepts of the time: the records of the pastoral visit of 1537 attest that by that date most of the work was complete, but the solemn consecration came only once the works were finished, in 1558, at the hands of the suffragan bishop Mariano Manno.

In the following century the baptismal font was moved and the altars of the side chapels were built in masonry. Then, after the middle of the nineteenth century, the church slowly lost importance: it was no longer adequate for the large number of worshippers, and the nearby and larger church of San Lorenzo was preferred. Towards the end of the century the cemetery was also closed, and the one beside San Lorenzo began to be used.

Between 1974 and 1979 a restoration was decided upon to preserve the historic building, also funded by the Provincia autonoma di Trento.