Sant’Agostino, Gothic church in Montalcino, Italy

Sant'Agostino is a Gothic church on Montalcino's central corso, built in the early 14th century. Its facade is split by a stone band: below, a pointed portal with side pinnacles and a leaf-carved frame; above, a large rose window added in restoration. Inside, a single wide nave with timber trusses ends in a square cross-vaulted chapel.

The church was founded in 1227 by the Augustinian order and received its current Gothic appearance through major reconstruction in the late 14th century. This transformation significantly changed how the building looked from that time forward.

The 14th-century choir frescoes with the Stories of Saint Augustine, the Evangelists and the Doctors of the Church are attributed to Bartolo di Fredi. Other Sienese painters of the 14th and 15th centuries added the Passion of Christ and the Life of Saint Anthony Abbot on the nave walls.

The church is adjoined by a convent that now operates as a nursing home and is not open to visitors. When you visit, focus on the church building itself, as the courtyard with the glass roof is not accessible to the public.

The 2013–2019 restoration, led by architect Edoardo Milesi, covered the façades, the bell tower, the frescoes, the tempera wall paintings and the plasterwork; that conservation work was financed entirely by the Bertarelli Foundation.