The Parish Church of San Sebastiano is a notable example of late-Baroque architecture with neoclassical nuances, constructed in 1631. Originally serving as the chapel of a baronial palace—later extensively transformed in the 17th century into the present Palazzo Santucci—the church underwent an 18th-century refurbishment that altered its exterior. Facing the town, its visible side features a Romanesque-inspired access portal with a late-Manierist tympanum adorned with vegetal motifs and putti, as well as an integrated bell tower with a late Renaissance loggia. The interior is organized into three naves, with the central nave nearly double the width of the lateral ones, covered by a lowered barrel vault with lunette windows and embellished with late-Baroque stucco decorations. A notable lateral chapel of the Santucci family houses an exquisitely carved Baroque tabernacle. Despite sustaining severe damage during the 2009 earthquake—affecting vaults, columns, and the bell tower—the church was restored and reopened in 2017.
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Navelli, Province of L’Aquila, Italy - Web
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Baroque tabernacle
