Santa Margherita o San Defendente

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Cassinelle

Catholic Church

piazza San Defendente, 3 - 15070 Cassinelle (AL)
Tel. +39 0143 848102
http://www.diocesiacqui.piemonte.it

Already Sanctuary of Madonna di Loreto, the church interior preserves several altars in inlaid marble and, above all, a wooden altar in the shape of a temple, embellished with sculptures and statues of the late sixteenth century attributed to Ceretti, and originating from the old parish church. The sub arch of the right vault next to the presbytery (raised by two steps) presents a rich stucco decoration. The high altar is imposing, surmounted in the center by the figure of God the Father and by a broken architrave on which two angels lean. The central niche encloses the Black Madonna of Loreto, while the wooden altar by Ceretti is in the left nave at the back. At the end of the right nave are the remains of San Defendente in a glass urn.