Chiesa di Santa Maria Annunziata, Medieval church in Ponte Nossa, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Maria Annunziata is a church in Ponte Nossa built in medieval style with stone walls and decorated interior surfaces. The interior features religious imagery and follows traditional architectural proportions from its era.

A small oratory dedicated to the Seven Martyr Brothers and the Madonna, with a facade fresco by Giacomo Borlone de Buschis, stood here before the present church. After the reported weeping of the fresco on 2 June 1511, construction of the new building began in 1525 and was completed in 1533 in Lombard Romanesque style. It was consecrated to Santa Maria Annunziata in 1575 and became a parish church in 1583.

The church is also the parish church of Ponte Nossa, dedicated to Santa Maria Annunziata and elevated to that role on 19 April 1583 by Bishop Gerolamo Ragazzoni, when it separated from Premolo. The miraculous fresco of the weeping Madonna was placed as a side altarpiece. A crocodile hangs from the ceiling of the nave, right side, facing the altar of the Virgin; no written record explains why.

The building is open during daytime hours for visitors who wish to look inside. Dress respectfully and keep noise to a minimum when entering.

A crocodile hangs from the ceiling of the nave, on the right side, facing the altar of the Virgin. No written document explains why it is there, and the sources record no certain reason for its presence in the church.