Chiesa di Sant'Anna

The church of S. Anna, as we see it today, was built in 1650 by sisters Diamante and Ginevra Cipolla, and for this reason, in ancient times, the church was also called “delle ceole” (seole). However, it is presumed that there was an earlier existence as a Romanesque sacred site.

The gabled façade, in its frontal elevation, highlights a symmetrical division of the architectural elements. The entrance portal is simple, framed by edges made of tuff with a lowered arch shelf, above the architrave, two windows with heavy grilles of the same style. Above the portal, a lunette window, typical of many churches in the valley, replaces the circular eye or the rose window.

Observing the texture of the stones and rocks that make up the façade, the various interventions that have been made are evident, particularly in the upper part corresponding to the ridge of the two-slope roof covered with Venetian tiles.

The interior has a single nave and the meditative space is typical of “family” chapels. The furnishings are essential. In 1930, a final restoration was carried out by lawyer Pietro Avrese. On the right wall, there is a series of vertical windows with a full arch where images of angels are painted on the dividing columns. Above the altar table, a 14th-century fresco depicts the Madonna nursing the Child, with Saints Benedict and John the Baptist on either side.

The church is the center of a deeply felt devotion that is revitalized every year on the solemnity day of S. Anna.