Annunciation Church, 15th-century Baroque church in Corte, France.
The Annunciation Church in Corte is a Baroque building whose 1655 lateral nave, dedicated to Saint Joseph, encloses the old bell tower on the west side. The tower has large clock faces, a balustraded platform, an arched belfry and a green dome. Inside, a vaulted ceiling painted in pale blue and cream panels hangs over a red-carpeted aisle and dark wooden pews.
Construction began in 1450 under Bishop Ambroise Arrighi of Omessa and underwent significant modifications in 1655. These two phases shaped the building's current appearance.
The side chapel of San Teòfalu takes its name from the Corsican saint Theophilus. It holds a wax effigy of Blaise de Signori, a Franciscan friar regarded as Corsica's only saint and its patron, made by the Musée Grévin in 1979. A statue and a painting of San Teòfalu interceding for his compatriots before the Duke of Württemberg, given by the Vatican, also hang here.
The church is located in Corte's center and open to visitors during appropriate times, though it remains an active place for the community. Visiting with respect for those who worship there is important.
The pipe organ was built in 1764 by Johann Conrad Werle, and its instrumental part was listed as a monument historique objet on 11 September 1978. The instrument stands inside the church, which was itself inscribed on the supplementary inventory of historic monuments on 2 May 1973.
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