PATRIMOINE RELIGIEUX DE SERRA DI SCOPAMENE

The church of San Niculao : The neighbourhood of Chiesa, which constituted the village up to the XIIIth century contains the San Niculao church and offers a vast panorama on the valley of the Rizzanese River. The church, restored in 1931 has a square bell tower and a frontage honouring Saint François d’Assise with scenes of his life in wrought iron. It also has a marble stoup chalice shaped from 1677, a statue of Saint Antoine made of white marble and 6 stained-glass windows representing the Virgin and Child , St Pierre, St Joseph and St Jacques. This church was enlarged in the 17th century and replaces, since the 15th century, a romanesque sanctuary, Santa Maria Annunziata, created in the 11th century.