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Chiesa di Sant'Antonio, Ruffrè-Mendola

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Chiesa di Sant'Antonio

The cemetery was built beside it, and a century later moved outside the village.

Chiesa di Sant'Antonio
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The church of Ruffrè is of late Romanesque date and its solemn consecration was celebrated on 5 May 1403 by the suffragan bishop Vitale. The bell tower was erected in 1456. The records of the pastoral visit of 1579 note the very poor condition of the roof covering, which in all probability was restored by the end of the sixteenth century.

In 1742 it obtained the custody of the Eucharist and the following year the hall was enlarged; it became a curacy in 1754. A little more than ten years later, next to the church, the community's cemetery was built, which in the second half of the following century was moved outside the village.

Between 1878 and 1885 the building was enlarged to a design by Anton Geppert, with the complete reconstruction of the nave and new liturgical furnishings, including the baptismal font and the high altar. The new consecration was performed by the bishop of Trento Giovanni Giacomo della Bona, and during the ceremony the relics of the saints Paziente and Dorotea were placed near the high altar. It became a parish church in 1919, and in 1938 the painter Matteo Tevini frescoed its interior.

Consecrated
5 May 1403
Bell tower
1456
Nave rebuilt
1878-1885
Dedicated to
Antonio abate
Protection
Italian cultural heritage

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