San Martino is a Neoclassical-style, Roman Catholic church located on in the town of Castione Andevenno in the province of Sondrio, region of

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

, Italy.

History

The present church was erected at the site of a prior church. In the Sacristy is a small obelisk with an iron cross dating reconstruction to 1717. The architect was Gaspare Aprile. The interior has a main altar designed by Bernardo Bianchi and Alessandro Casella. Among the interior altarpieces are works by

Antonio Caimi Antonio Caimi (16 April 1814 – 5 January 1878) was an Italian painter and biographer of artists, active in Milan and best known for his portraits. Biography He was born at Sondrio. He trained initially in the Accademia Carrara of Bergamo unde ...

and Cesare Ligari. Attached to the church is the oratory of the Blessed Virgin, and an 18th-century Ossuary.Tourism Consortium for the Mandamento di Sondrio
entry on church.

References

Churches in the province of Sondrio 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Neoclassical architecture in Lombardy Roman Catholic churches completed in 1717 Neoclassical church buildings in Italy {{Italy-RC-church-stub