Church of the Purgatory

The church, originally dedicated to Saint Anthony the Abbot, dates back to between 1739-1769.  In 1947 it was dedicated to Our Lady of Consolation, whose nineteenth century wooden statue is kept above the main altar. It is also known as the Church of the Purgatory after both the name of the road it overlooks, formerly “Road of the Purgatory”, now via Cavour, and the ancient painting depicting the Souls of Purgatory that was preserved behind the altar until its disappearance. A series of paintings, which represent the Nativity, the Passion and the Resurrection of Jesus, by the contemporary painter Gianbecchina, are of great artistic importance.