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Church · Sessa Aurunca (CE)

Church of the Annunziata in Sessa Aurunca

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 209 m

Baroque Greek-cross church in Sessa Aurunca, rebuilt in the 18th century, with Sebastiano Conca's Annunciation altarpiece of 1758.

The Church of the Annunziata in Sessa Aurunca dates back to the 15th century and was renovated several times, keeping its Greek-cross plan. Its present appearance is mainly due to the 18th-century rebuilding that followed the 1688 earthquake, in broad, classicising forms; known documents name Giuseppe Astarita, a pupil of Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, as its architect.Behind the high altar we admire the Annunciation by Sebastiano Conca, signed and dated 1758 and restored in 2021. We also like discovering the other works: a 15th-century Pietà, a St Agatha of 1601 by Vespasiano Friozzo and canvases by Antonio Sarnelli, including a St Leo IX with a view of Sessa. We suggest lingering over the two-tier façade with its two bell towers.

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