The Church of St Andrew the Apostle is one of the oldest churches in Anagni and it is referred to in documents shortly after the year one thousand. It is located right in the heart of the medieval village and not far from where the ancient Roman baths were located.
It was constructed on a previous building of the VI-VII century, the ancient church of San Vito, which today is visible in the crypt.
The church underwent a first transformation around 1263. The medieval origin is testified by the Romanesque bell tower with a large Gothic arch and three levels of openings: one with a single window and two levels with three-light windows. The strange form is due to the fact that once this was the entrance to the Romanesque church.
At the base of the bell tower you can notice a medieval bas-relief inserted in the wall that represents a zoomorphic figure, an animal ridden by a warrior.
The church was rebuilt in the eighteenth century and the façade dates back to 1760 with an entrance door framed with a stained-glass window illuminating the interior. The interior has a single nave that ends with a rectangular apse characterized by a precious Cosmatesque floor.
In the chapel dedicated to the Saviour there is a precious triptych, a fourteenth-century panel with the image of the Saviour and on one side the Madonna with Saint Andrew and Gregorius Francisci (the donor) and on the other side San Magno and Santa Secondina.
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