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Church · Guardia Lombardi (AV)

Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Guardia Lombardi

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 980 m

A church founded in 1315 in Guardia Lombardi, destroyed several times by earthquakes and restored after the 1980 earthquake.

The church dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie has a long and troubled history. Founded in 1315, it originally had a Greek-cross plan; the earthquake of 1456 destroyed it and it was rebuilt on the initiative of the feudal lady Maria Donata Del Balzo, while around 1500 the bell tower was added.The 1980 earthquake hit it hard once again, but careful restoration has given it back its dignity and beauty. We like this church because it tells of the tenacity of the Guardia Lombardi community, able to get back on its feet time and again. We suggest stopping here during your visit to the village, one of the highest in Irpinia.

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