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Benedictine Abbey of San Paolo d'Argon

Founded in the year 1000, the Benedictine Abbey of San Paolo d’Argon was suppressed by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797, but its charm remained intact.

Description

Upon entering the Abbey you will encounter a delightful little Renaissance cloister, decorated in terracotta and with the capitals of the columns finely inlaid, most likely the work of Pietro Isabello, the leading Bergamo architect of the time.
Certainly his is the refectory of 1536, frescoed in 1624 by the Veronese Giovanni Battista Lorenzetti.
The second cloister is much larger, with 32 columns arranged on a rectangular plan.

The church is a marvelous example of the 17th-century style, right from the marble facade; crossing the threshold, the majestic nave with its six side chapels, many paintings by the most important artists of the period, and inlaid marble altars await you.

Where it is located

Via del Convento, 1, 24060, San Paolo D'argon, Bergamo

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