The church of San Salvatore in Lauro was built by Ottaviano Nonni (1536-1606), better known as Il Mascherino, between 1594 and 1600. However, the facade (1857-62) is the work of Camillo Guglielmetti. The bas-relief of the Madonna of Loreto is by the sculptor Rinaldo Rinaldi (1793-1873). Above is the inscription: MARIAE · LAVRETANAE · PICENI · PATRONAE.
San Salvatore in Lauro is the regional church for natives of Ascoli Piceno, a small town in the Marche, a region in eastern Italy.
On first entering the church one feels the shadow of Palladio.
The high altar (1792) was designed by the Roman architect Antonio Asprucci (1723-1808). The statue in the niche is a copy of the famous Madonna Nera di Loreto (Black Madonna of Loreto, which was lost in a fire in 1921), while the glory of angels is the work of the sculptor Vincenzo Pacetti (1746-1820).