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General information
Convent of the Capuchins
Monastery
Catholic
no
To the north-east of Fontecchio, isolated from the settlement, you place one of the three monasteries on the territory: the Capuchin Convent. Dates back to the fifteenth century. but in 1800, with the suppression of numerous monasteries by the Napoleonic laws, is abandoned, and since then no longer inhabited. At present it has now completely reduced to ruins in the great church, and the convent. The interior is completely covered with rubble, a single nave has two chapels on the left of the entrance. On the right of the church leads to the cloister still well and some stone elements at floor level; conditions of the monument are such that a visit inside it is currently not recommended and it is recommended that any photo just outside without getting too close to the crumbling walls.
Location
Fontecchio
Italy
Abruzzo
42.1757
13.8432
519.21
Contact
Province of L'Aquila
Additional information
Religious tourism
Religious attraction