Chiesa dell'Annunziata (ex Sant'Agostino)

The Annunziata, also known as Sant'Agostino, stands on Piazza Sant'Agostino in Bagnoregio. Its medieval church and adjoining cloister preserve a substantial artistic heritage beyond the better-known hilltop of Civita.

Why it matters

The church has eleventh-century origins and underwent Gothic remodelling in the fourteenth century. Its association with an Augustinian convent explains the familiar name of Sant'Agostino and the presence of the cloister beside it.

What to notice

Fifteenth-century frescoes depict Saints Anthony of Padua and Anthony Abbot, Monica, Bartholomew and James, alongside the Madonna and Child. A wooden crucifix belongs to the same broad period. Paintings attributed to Taddeo di Bartolo and Giovanni di Paolo connect the church with Sienese artistic traditions. Terracotta architecture encloses the cloister's central well, dated 1604.

Context and history

The complex combines several centuries of work: a medieval foundation, Gothic transformation, a sixteenth-century cloister and the bell tower built in 1735. These additions show how a monastic setting continued to develop within Bagnoregio's urban fabric.