Oratory of Sant'Andrea (Bettona)
Italy /
Umbria /
Bettona /
Via Santa Caterina
World
/ Italy
/ Umbria
/ Bettona
church, oratory (worship), interesting place, Roman Catholic church
The church is located in the historic center of Bettona (PG) .
The small church is located at the bottom of the main square , is a building of medieval deeply renovated between 600 and 700 . The present structure is a single nave covered by a coffered ceiling. On the back wall , a baroque altar dominates with its mass throughout the interior. During the restoration work of twenty years ago, I found the light , under the plaster , vast tracks of the paintings of the late fourteenth century , which has as its theme scenes from the Passion of Christ. If the right wall there are only traces of an Orison in the Garden , in the left have perfectly preserved the Washing of the Feet and the ascent to Calvary , depicted , the latter, like a procession of warriors in medieval clothes accompanying the Savior to the torture . Below runs an inscription informs us precisely the date of execution of the frescoes : 1394 .
SOURCE: www.medioevoinumbria.it/edifici-storici/edifici-religio...
The small church is located at the bottom of the main square , is a building of medieval deeply renovated between 600 and 700 . The present structure is a single nave covered by a coffered ceiling. On the back wall , a baroque altar dominates with its mass throughout the interior. During the restoration work of twenty years ago, I found the light , under the plaster , vast tracks of the paintings of the late fourteenth century , which has as its theme scenes from the Passion of Christ. If the right wall there are only traces of an Orison in the Garden , in the left have perfectly preserved the Washing of the Feet and the ascent to Calvary , depicted , the latter, like a procession of warriors in medieval clothes accompanying the Savior to the torture . Below runs an inscription informs us precisely the date of execution of the frescoes : 1394 .
SOURCE: www.medioevoinumbria.it/edifici-storici/edifici-religio...
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°0'49"N 12°29'3"E
- Cannara 7.2 km
- Assisi, Italy 12 km
- Collevalenza 29 km
- Gola del Forello or Gole del Forello 35 km
- Lake Alviano 48 km
- Bolsena 58 km
- Abbadia San Salvatore 69 km
- Soriano nel Cimino 69 km
- The Garden of Tarot 106 km
- Lago di Burano 114 km
- Industrial Zone Palazzetta 1.4 km
- I Barbini 2.7 km
- Cerreto 4.3 km
- Historic Center 8 km
- Umbria 8.4 km
- Santa Maria degli Angeli (Assisi) 9 km
- Rivotorto 11 km
- Citta di aria 12 km
- Mount Subasio Park 15 km
- Foligno Municipality 24 km