The street terminates in a small square shaded by linden trees and bound by a low wall beyond which one can enjoy a scenic view of the valley. Overlooking the square is the former Parish church of Santa Maria delle Rose, called Santa Maria Minore in ancient times to distinguish it from Santa Maria Maggiore near the Ve­scovado, and also called Santa Maria del Sopramuro (above the wall). It is built above the mighty wall behind the Temple of Minerva. At the beginning of the 19th century architect Antolini discovered in it the ruins of a pagan temple. The church is first mentioned in 1198 as one of those administered by the Bishop, but its con­struction occurred at a much earlier date, as the rough carvings on a lateral entrance indicate. On the simple, white Mt. Subasio stone facade is attached a tablet. Surrounded by early medieval decorations, in remembrance of the reconsecration of the church by Bishop Marco Palmerini in 1726. The interior (not open to visi­tors) has been turned into a cinema; behind its screen are several frescoes (1618). Attached to the church is an arch with a double barrel vault, built with blocks tak­en from the Roman temple and roughly carved in the early Middle Ages (10th cen­tury). From the same period is the lateral entrance of the church with an architrave decorated with stylized flower motifs and supported by carved corbels. In a niche is a fresco with Madonna with Child (end of the 12th century). On the opposite wall are fragments from the 15th century.