Until the Second World War, this was one of the richest sacral buildings far and wide. It had a rich library and a collection of paintings by famous masters like Benedetto Carpaccio, Girolamo Santacroce, Vivarini and Palma Jr., which were displayed in the monastery church. In the presbytery, there was a big renaissance triptych by Cimo de Conegliano. The most attractive feature of the church today is its precious late Gothic benches from the end of the 15th century and a Baroque organ. Till the 16th century, the church was dedicated to St. Mary of the Angels, when it was renamed the Church of St. Anne.
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The Monastery Church of St Anna
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2015
I am always impressed by the light in these buildings. LOVE the white wall with all the wonderful paintings and other decorations there. The wooden ceiling would be a neck-cracker for me. Wonderful pictures.
It was surrounded by buildings which meant the inside was quite a spectacular contrast.
Do you know what happened during the War, Cherie?
I am not sure what happened to the church, I will have to do a bit of research and see if I can find out.
Beautiful; but why only until WW2? Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Cherie. Thanks for all the great posts – and for popping across to ABAB as you do!
I am not sure the significance of WWII in relation to the church. As I mentioned to Lisl, I need to do a bit of research.
Merry Christmas to you too
Cherie, looks beautiful and I always find the churches have so much interesting history with them. Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
I agree, churches are steeped in history.
Have a wonderful Christmas
Hugely impressive even now.
I was a nice church to visit