The Church of San Prancazio is located in the medieval heart of Anagni and already in 1280 it was one of the 24 parishes of the city.
From 1556 to 1746 it hosted the Clarisse nuns, in fact this religious order had been transferred from San Pietro in Vineis and remained there until the consecration of their church dedicated to Santa Chiara, the foundress of the order who was canonized to Anagni in the 1255 by Pope Alexander IV in the cathedral. The worship of Santa Chiara is very strong in Anagni and a Palio is dedicated to her in August.
The church has a neoclassical style slightly advanced compared to neighbouring buildings with which it is joined by a circular connection. It has only one entrance door decorated in local stone and an opening at the door and under the closing gable. A small bell tower with two bells completes the image of the exterior.
The interior of the church was later renovated in Baroque style with many gravestones that recall the buried families including that of a certain Carlo Menenti who had made a war loan to Giuseppe Garibaldi.
In the column of the baptismal font one can read a Roman inscription referring to Senator Marco Arrio but it is back to front.
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