MUNICIPALITY: S. Egidio del Monte Albino
NAME: Church of St. Anthony of Padova.
LOCATION: Loc. Orta (40°45’51.97 “N/14°33’56.25 “E?). LOCATION: Loc. Orta (40°45’51.97 “N/14°33’56.25 “E?).
DESCRIPTION: This is a recent church, although sources speak in antiquity of a church dedicated to St. Mary of Loreto. With a single nave, it has both transept and nave roofs decorated with frescoes depicting St. Anthony with the Child and the Lily surrounded by angels, and the carrying of the Virgin’s house to Loreto by angels.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: SALVATORE SILVESTRI, Sant’Egidio Un luogo chiamato Preturo, S. Egidio del M. A., 1992
AA. VV., Sant’ Egidio del Monte Albino Il paese che meglio ha conservato il suo centro storico con i suoi cortili e palazzi, la sua storia, la sua quiete, i suoi profumi e sapori, Salerno 2009
