Chiesa di San Biagio

San Biagio on Corso Umberto I is the church of Anguillara Sabazia's patron saint. Its sober stone facade and slender bell tower mark a church with medieval origins and a single-nave body dated to 1756.

Why it matters

Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, is invoked as a protector of the throat and is the patron saint of Anguillara. The church’s medieval origins and eighteenth-century form reflect successive phases in Anguillara’s religious architecture.

What to notice

The exterior is plain, with stone walls and a slender campanile. Inside, a wooden statue of Saint Blaise stands at the main altar, and frescoes and other works record local devotion. A tomb cut in local tufa and engraved with a fish belongs to the Pesciotti family. The church's position also opens a view over Lake Bracciano.

Context and history

Saint Blaise's patronage gives the church its place in Anguillara's religious life. Its origins are traced to the fourteenth century, while the single-nave building is dated to 1756. The church stands on Corso Umberto I, below the Collegiata at the top of the promontory.