User:Deliso mary/Church of Sant'Anna (Bari)

The church of Sant'Anna, formely known as Santa Pelagia, is a church in Bari located in Via strada palazzo di città.

Story
The building dates back to the 11th century and at the time it was located in via Franchigena, one of the livelist arteries of anciet Bari. It is a church of great architectural interest due to the mixture of different cultures and ethnic groups linked to the historical events of the city.

External
The gabled facade with a pitched roof reveals that the church has a single nave, but the white surface is interrupted by the presence of numerous marble panels, depicting real or fantastic animals drawn from oriental culture.

Internal
A magnificent wooden altar carved with gilded tendrils, in the form of a triumphal arch, with four Corinthian columns, is decorated with statues representing Franciscan saints: Tommaso da Villanova, Nicola da Tolentino, Giovanni da San Facondo and Saint Augustine, patron saint of the church.

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