| In 1747, in Title "Church of the Nativity of St. Anne and the Blessed Virgin", is also added to "St. Joseph". The church was the home of the Confraternity of the Nativity of the Virgin, then over time is called the Congregation of St. Joseph the Patriarch. The church is rectangular in shape, with a unique nave. The 'altar, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary, was sculpted in 1661 by Ambrogio Martinelli, of which you can still read the signature. At the center of the altar is a painting depicting the scene of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Saint Anne. Above the altar there are in the middle the statue of St. Joseph with baby Jesus in his arms, flanked by the statues of Sant' Ignazio and St. Bernardino. On either side of the 'altar are also the two small panels dedicated to Sant' Oronzo: the left is his martyrdom, to the right shows the saint in his role as protector. To the left of the 'altar there, in a niche, the statue of St. Joseph on the right is the statue of the Madonna Addolorata. |