Autumn landscape #2
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Church of the Annunziata or del Carmelo
The church of the Annunziata or of Carmine was built in 1505, adjacent to the ancient convent of the Filippini Fathers, the last resting place of Saint Francesco Caracciolo, who died on 4 June 1608. It has a baroque rather than Renaissance appearance, characterized by a gabled façade divided into two sides with a cornice, and vertically with four pilasters on each side, with Doric capitals. Both the portal and the central window are in line with the axis, although very simple; the bell tower is vaulted, located on the left, and the crowning of the upper triangular architrave is serrated. The altar of the Madonna is the second on the right, and houses an eighteenth-century statue of Columbus, adorned with a crown, holding the Child in one hand and a flower in the other. The decorations of the single nave show Baroque splendour, with projecting columns adorned with golden Ionic capitals, and a mixed plaster between pink and white. The main altar shows a niche with the crowned Madonna between Jesus and a saint.
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Church of San Pietro
In the historic center of Agnone, there is this medieval church, the oldest in the town. It is very simple, with a stone ashlar façade divided by three frames, with a Renaissance portal and a large window above. At the rear is the medieval bell tower. The interior, seen briefly through an iron grate, has a single nave. It preserves altars, including two beautifully crafted wooden altars, statues of saints and frescoes: a beautiful and well-kept ensemble.
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Church of St. Emidio
The church of Sant'Emidio dates back to the 14th century, with a Gothic portal, and houses art masterpieces by Giulio Monteverde, Giacomo Colombo, Giovanni and Amalia Dupré. Characteristic are the life-size wooden statues of the 12 apostles, attributed to the Neapolitan school of 1650. Adjacent to the church we find the Emidiana library, rich in ancient texts from the 11th century. The church has a rectangular plan, retaining a gabled façade with a fourteenth-century portal and an oculus rose window. The portal has splays and twisted or chiseled columns with vegetal motifs, and they curve to form a pointed arch, set in a gabled gable. Near the lunette there is the relief of the mystical Lamb carrying the cross, and above the façade the statue of Emidio blessing, who with one hand holds the model of the city of Agnone shaken by an earthquake, that of 1096, which destroyed the primitive church, which is why in the following centuries a new reconstruction was carried out. The bell tower is a simple tower adorned with a recently restored red pyramidal spire. The interior has two naves, with large Durazzesque arches, one covered by a coffered ceiling, and the other by simple medieval wooden trusses, and is the oldest, corresponding to the portal. The baroque nave on the right preserves the paintings of the Nativity, the Holy Family, the Flight into Egypt, and Christ among the Doctors of the Church.
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Church of San Francesco
The church of San Francesco is considered a national monument. Dating back to the 14th century, it has a characteristic Gothic portal surmounted by a fascinating rose window. Worth highlighting is the superb drum dome and the original bell tower (with the final part in wrought iron). Inside the church, with decorations by Ambrosio Piazza, there are very rich altars and frescoes by Paolo Gamba from Molise. Adjacent to the church of San Francesco is the former convent of the Conventual Fathers, with a cloister (on whose walls there are frescoes representing the life of San Francesco), home to the municipal library and the permanent exhibition of ancient books with very rare volumes, including including an ancient copy of Plato's Opera Omnia, dating back to the 16th century.
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Church of San Giacomo Apostolo #2
The small but precious Church of San Giacomo Apostolo, also called the SS. Trinità was built in the 13th century but its bell tower dates back to 1895. It is located in Piazza Plebiscito, where the main road routes of Agnone converge. The Governor's Palace (formerly the Magistrate's Court) and the Palazzo dei Conti Martisciano (later Bonanni) also overlook the same square, facing each other, with a splendid Catalan portal.
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Church of San Antonio Abate
At the beginning of the historic center of Agnone, there is this magnificent medieval church. The simple stone facade has a beautiful Renaissance portal, while the mighty bell tower of about thirty meters stands out from the apse. Entering the single nave interior, you discover a true triumph of splendid Baroque art. On each side there are five wooden altars, precious works by Agnonese artists, containing beautiful canvases. The main altar is a precious polychrome marble work and behind it, in the apse, there is a wooden choir surmounted by a valuable and large canvas depicting the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes. The frescoes on the ceiling with religious scenes are stunning, among which a large Last Judgment stands out on the central vault. On the counter-façade, another marvel: the choir with a carved and inlaid wooden pipe organ.
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