▁articles ▁created ▁by ▁Pol bot <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁of ▁Pul cher ada ▁( ), ▁most ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁Pul cher ada ▁Ab bey ▁() ▁was ▁an ▁ab bey ▁now ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church ▁located ▁in ▁San ▁Mau ro ▁Tor inese ▁near ▁Tur in , ▁Italy . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁ab bey ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁between ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁AD ▁on ▁what ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Roman ▁enc amp ment . ▁The ▁first ▁section ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁was ▁the ▁ap se , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁between ▁ 1 0 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 0 3 1 . ▁The ▁bell ▁tower ▁was ▁built ▁within ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁be ▁dis pro port ion ally ▁t aller ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁which ▁suggests ▁it ▁might ▁have ▁had ▁defense ▁purposes . ▁The ▁ab bey ▁became ▁a ▁center ▁around ▁which ▁a ▁village ▁would ▁start ▁to ▁form ▁and ▁eventually ▁grow ▁to ▁become ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁comune ▁of ▁San ▁Mau ro ▁Tor inese . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁ab bey ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁terrain ▁of ▁what ▁are ▁currently ▁the ▁city ▁hall ▁and ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁ab bey ▁contained ▁gard ens , ▁fields ▁for ▁cultiv ation , ▁a ▁mill , ▁a ▁b ak ery , ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁art is anal ▁work sh ops . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 5 , ▁because