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Church of St. Nicholas

The Chiesa di San Nicola dates back to the 14th-15th Century. Franciscan friars once lived in the attached monastery (See the structure on the far left side of the photograph below). Just in front of the church is the Cross of St. Nicholas.

The Church of St. Nicholas, 20 KB

Painting of the Blessed Virgin by Francesco Ferri

Below: painting on canvas (detail) of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Francesco Ferri (1620), from the Church of Saint Nicholas, Gambatesa.

Painting of the Blessed Virgin by Francesco Ferri, 20 KB

Chiesa di S. Nicola: tela della Beata Vergine di Francesco Ferri (1620)

* The original edition of GAMBATESA prov. Campobasso ... frammenti di storia e di arte (circa 1995) carried this acknowledgment: "Thanks is given to the administration of the Archbishop of Campobasso (la Curia Arcivescovile di Campobasso) and the Department for Archaeology and for Historical Architectural Properties of Molise (la Sovrintendenza Archeologica e per i Beni Architettonici Artistici e Storici del Molise) for authorizing the publication of the photos."

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