Bagnoregio. Church of the Annunciation or of Sant'Agostino

In Bagnoregio, the church of the Annunciation or of Sant'Agostino dates back to the 11th century.

In 1300 had its first modernization according to the Gothic style of the time.

Next to the church is the Augustinian convent with a 16th century cloister made of terracotta by Ippolito Scalza, designed by the architect Michele Sanmicheli with a well from 1604 at the centre of the cloister and a slender bell tower built in 1735.

Inside the church there are paintings of great value by Taddeo di Bartolo and Giovanni di Paolo and some valuable frescoes of the 15th century depicting S. Antonio di Padova and S. Antonio Abate, S. Monica, a Madonna with child, SS. Bartolomeo and Giacomo.

Behind the high altar there is a magnificent wooden crucifix from the 1400s.


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