Church of the Trinity and San Giovanni

Aregno, France

The Church of the Trinity and San Giovanni is a Romanesque and Pisan-style building from the 11th century. In the church's chapel, two murals depicting Doctors of the Church and Saint George slaying the dragon date from 1449 and 1458 respectively. In 2011, an archaeological evaluation was carried out on the church's nave in favor of a restoration campaign.

Like the chapels at Montegrosso and Lumio, the chapel is located in the center of the cemetery and is decorated with human and animal figures (including bears, oxen and snakes). One example is in the pinion in the vertical alignment of the door: it depicts a man removing a thorn from his foot; this is an allegory of knowledge and is fairly widespread in Romanesque buildings.

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Address

D151 230, Aregno, France

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Details

Founded: 11th century
Category: Religious sites in France
Historical period: Birth of Capetian dynasty (France)

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

carole chabut (13 months ago)
Magnificent Romanesque church with polychrome apparatus and frescoes.

Francesco Bola Turismoinlunigiana (2 years ago)
Romanesque masterpiece in the small village cemetery. Unmissable.

Gio Moll (2 years ago)
Beautiful inside and out, still has paint.

Michele Marras (2 years ago)
Well worth the walk. Stupendous

Thierry Solacroup (5 years ago)
Small extraordinary church completely atypical 2 magnificent frescoes, 3 shades of different stones representing the trinity, and on the paving you will notice surprises within a church, this is why it is classified as historical monuments, not to be missed in Balagne!

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