Place of Worship
Monastero di San Biagio
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The ancient Benedictine Priory, now part of the municipality of Mondovì, San Biagio, dates back to 1101, with a recorded donation, while the first known prior, Giovanni, is documented in 1173-77. Founded by Eremberto, its assets were assigned in 1014 to the Abbey of San Benigno di Fruttuaria. From 1461 to 1869 it was owned by the Monregalese Church, becoming a parish church in 1675 and a farmstead in 1788. In 1973 it became a monastic centre again thanks to Father Filiberto Guala.
The church, built in three phases (11th-17th century), includes a Romanesque triapsidal structure and later Gothic and Renaissance modifications. The frescoes, restored in 2004, date back to the 15th-16th centuries, with works such as a rare Saint Anne Metterza and an Annunciation banned by the Council of Trent. The decorations include a Christ of Pity and scenes of the Assumption and the Eternal Father. During the recent restoration, further frescoes and archaeological finds are expected to be recovered through stratigraphic investigations and excavations supervised by archaeologists.
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