Montefiascone. Church of Sant'Andrea in Campo

This small church of Sant'Andrea is among the oldest churche in Montefiascone.

It is present since the ninth century and is located right in the main square of the old town where once justice was administered and today there is still the town hall.

Over time the church has been suffocated by neighbouring houses.

Today its simple façade is composed of a square dark stone wall with an entrance door characterized by an arch and a circular opening instead of a rose window.

Next to the door there is a plaque that tells the story of an agreement between Montefiascone and the surrounding towns and which shows the oldest coat of arms of the town.

You access the inside by some stone steps and you enter a simple area also in stone consisting of three naves separated by stone arches.

The columns are enriched by Romanesque capitals and on the apse, there is a simple wooden crucifix.

In the right aisle an impressive fresco illustrates Madonna nursing her baby.


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