Priverno. Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

Priverno. Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

The church of San Giovanni Evangelista of Priverno is the oldest together with that of St. Benedict.

It dates from the ninth century.

It was partially destroyed by a fire in the twelfth century and later rebuilt in a late Gothic-Romanesque style.

The facade is very simple, the entrance to the church is through a portico.

The church is connected to a bell tower adorned with mullioned windows.

Inside the plan is trapezoidal with three naves whose pillars are not symmetrical.

There are frescoes of the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries including a cycle dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria and a Madonna and Child with Saint Vescovo of the fifteenth century.

In the square across from the church is a sculpture with a small stele supported by four lions carved from the remains of the Romanesque pulpit.


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