Sant'Ansano, Spoleto

Sant'Ansano is a neoclassical-style, Roman Catholic church located in the town of Spoleto, in the province of Perugia, region of Umbria, Italy.

Facade of Sant'Ansano

History

A church at the site had been built around the tomb of St Isaac, a Syrian eremitic monk who supposedly came to a mountain around Spoleto in the 6th century. The present church was built in the late 1700s by the Milanese architect Antonio Dotti.

Inside are housed a fresco depicting the Madonna and Child and two Saints by Giovanni di Pietro, also called Lo Spagna and a main altarpiece depicting the Martyrdom of St Ansano by Archita Ricci.

Crypt of Sant'Isacco with replica of Sarcophagus and columns derived from prior Roman temple

Below the church is the Crypt of Sant'Isacco, which had been constructed in what had been a ground-level, ancient Roman temple. The crypt has romanesque-style, sculpted capitals (8-9th century) for the columns. It also has some 11th-12th-century restored frescoes.[1]

References
  1. Comune of Spoleto, entry on church, quoting L’Umbria, Manuali per il Territorio, Spoleto, Roma 1978; A. Sansi, Degli edifici e dei frammenti storici delle antiche età di Spoleto,Foligno 1869.


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