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Abbey · Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino (SA)

Abbey of Santa Maria Maddalena in Armillis

  • Visit: about 45 min
Abbey of Santa Maria Maddalena in Armillis
Photo: Helvius94 · Public domain · resized

The Benedictine abbey of Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino, built over a Roman villa.

The Abbey of Santa Maria Maddalena in Armillis stands on the site of a Roman rustic villa, whose remains are incorporated into the crypt. The present church was built between 1506 and 1542 in place of the older one.It preserves frescoes from the 12th to the 14th century, a polyptych on the high altar and works by Angelo and Francesco Solimena and by Tommaso De Vivo.

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