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on the Church are those written by the priest Angelo Previtali
in his memoirs. The Church's construction can be dated back
to the 16th century, as in a pastoral visit of the 1569 it is
called “chiesuola …fuori delle mura” (a little
church out of the town's wall), that was opened for the celebrations
of the Annunziata. In 1611 the Augustinian Fathers installed
themselves in the church according to the wish of the Duke Cesarini.
In 1786 the church and the façade were restored.
The façade is characterized by two different styles
superimposed, in the inferior one the portal is framed in two
Tuscan pillars and on each of their sides two pilaster strips
enclose a niche; in the superior one, on each side two pilaster
strips enclose a central window. The whole structure is surmounted
by a triangular tympanum.
The interior has a nave, side altars and a barrel vault with
frescos painted by G. Siciolante da Sermoneta(1520-1580). The
most interesting work however is the “Annunciazione”
painted by an artist belonging to the school of the Cavalier
d'Arpino.
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