Sant'Andrea, Baroque parish church in Bra, Italy

Sant'Andrea is the Baroque parish church of Bra, built from 1672 to 1687 on a design by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed under Guarino Guarini. It has three naves with deep chapels and a lively Baroque façade whose dome and crowning were left unfinished. The altarpiece of the Martyrdom of Saint Andrew is by Claudio Francesco Beaumont.

The first stone was laid in September 1672 to a design by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, built under the direction of Guarino Guarini, and work ended in 1687 with the dome and the crowning of the façade still missing. Many citizens funded the church and also gave days of labour. Originally dedicated to Corpus Domini, it became the seat of the parish of Sant'Andrea Apostolo in 1816, after the medieval church on the hill was closed on 14 November 1816 and demolished between 1837 and 1845.

The parish priest of Sant'Andrea holds the title of Prior, a remnant of the church's rank since 1816. In the sacristy, built around 1860, hangs a large canvas of the Battle of Lepanto by Giovanni Claret, who also painted the Virgin and Child on the Rosary altar.

The church stands in the centre of Bra, a short walk from the town's main streets. The baroque façade faces the square, while the exterior wall along Via Barbacana holds a medieval stone relief with a plant motif. The 18th-century bell tower and rear sacristy of the old church remain visible in Via Fasola.

The church was funded by ordinary citizens of Bra, who gave money and also donated days of manual labour; the first stone was laid in September 1672. The parish priest here holds the title of Prior. A 15th-century-style stone relief with a plant motif, saved from the old hilltop church, is set into the exterior wall facing Via Barbacana.