The Chiesa dei Rossi or Church of the Red is a Baroque-style,

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small church in the town of

Varzi Varzi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 40 km south of Pavia. Varzi borders the following municipalities: Bagnaria, Fabbrica Curone, G ...

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, region of Lombardy, Italy. The church was originally an oratory of a confraternity of flagellants (battuti), the ''Confraternity of the Holiest Trinity'', known for the red (Rossi) color in their processional vestments.

History

Located within the medieval walls, an oratory was first erected here in 1275. The present church was rebuilt by 1636. The single nave contains a wooden statue of a ''Guardian Angel'' (1684) by Antonio Perico, with gilding by Ambrogio Giussano. The walnut pulpit is carved in 15th-century style.Varzi Viva
cultural promotion entity of the town, entry on church.

References

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