Sant'Antonio is a church and convent in

Vaglio Basilicata Vaglio Basilicata is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Albano di Lucania, Brindisi Montagna, Cancellara, Pietragalla, Potenza, Tolve and Tricarico. It i ...

province of Potenza The Province of Potenza ( it, Provincia di Potenza; Potentino: ) is a province in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza. Geography It has an area of and a total population of 369,538 (as of 2017). There a ...

, region of

Basilicata it, Lucano (man) it, Lucana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = ...

, Italy.

History

This convent, dedicated to

St Anthony Abbot Anthony the Great ( grc-gre, Ἀντώνιος ''Antṓnios''; ar, القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; la, Antonius; ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is d ...

, was erected by the 16th century by the

Franciscan order , image = FrancescoCoA PioM.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans , abbreviation = OFM , predecessor = , ...

. The architecture is simple, but the interior has an elaborate polychrome wood altar with a 17th-century polyptych depicting ''St Michael Archangel, St Vitus, and the Annunciation'' by

Francesco Paterno da Buccino Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), seve ...

, as well as statues of St Antony Abbot, St Leonardo, and St Francis of Paola. The church has six wooden side altars. The second altar on the right has a canvas depicting the ''Holy Family and St Anne'' (1663) by

Francesco Paterno Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), seve ...

of Buccino. The first altar on the right has a 17th-century fresco by

Girolamo Todisco Girolamo is an Italian variant of the name Hieronymus. Its English equivalent is Jerome. It may refer to: * Girolamo Cardano (1501–1576), Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler * Girolamo Cassar (c. 1520 – afte ...

, depicting the ''Madonna and Child with St Anne''. One of the lateral altars has three 17th-century statues depicting ''St Francis of Assisi, St Apollonia, and St Lucy''. The next altar has a statue of the ''Immaculate Conception''. The third altar on the right has a ''Madonna delle Grazie with Saints Domenic and Charles'' also by Paterno. The walls have a number of 17th-century canvases depicting ''Franciscan Saints'', a ''Madonna'', and a ''Resurrection'' (1626) by

Attilio De Laurentis Saint Attilio, one of the legendary martyrs of the Theban Legion, is venerated as a saint in the area of Trino Vercellese, in Piedmont, north-west Italy and commemorated on 28 June. However his cult is no longer officially recognized by the Roma ...

.Comune of Vaglio
entry on church.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Antonio Vaglio Churches in the province of Potenza 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy