Sant'Anna is

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church in the municipality of

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, southern

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. The church, dedicated to St Anne, lies in front of Piazza Tiberio in the historic central district of the town.

History

The church was built in the 1470s under the patronage of Giovanni Antonio Marzano, Duke of Sessa. The church was attached to a Franciscan nunnery, and in the 19th century occupied by the

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of Hungary. The interior ceiling is divided by carved and gilded wooden frames (cassettoni), with paintings (16th century) by Francesco and Michele Curia. The paintings depict the visit of the Virgin to her mother, St Anne as well as Franciscan Saint. In the presbytery are depiction of the Prophets and a ''Coronation of the Virgin''. The main altarpiece is a ''St Anne between St John the Baptist and St Francis'' by

Giovanni Sarnelli Giovanni Sarnelli (23 June 1714 in Naples – 1793 in Naples) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque style. He was one of at least four brothers: including Antonio (died 1800), Gennaro, and Giuseppe, trained in the studio of Paolo de Matt ...

. The choir has canvases by

Giuseppe Marullo Giuseppe Marullo (died 1685, Naples) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active near his natal city of Orta di Atella.Marco Cardisco Marco Cardisco, also known as Marco Calabrese, (Born in Tiriolo c.1486 – c.1542) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Naples during 1508–1542. Biography He was a pupil of the painter and decorator Polidoro da Ca ...

(1530), now in the town cathedral, was once in this church. Also moved out of the church was the ''Polyptich of the Cross'' by Cristoforo Scacco, now in the Museo Campano di Capua.Entry in Visita Sessa website

References

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