Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Parish church in Cerreto d'Asti, Italy.
The Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo is the parish church of Cerreto d'Asti, with a north-facing facade of exposed brick divided by a string course into two registers framed by pilasters, the upper one crowned by a semicircular tympanum. Its interior has three naves on fluted pilastered pillars carrying round arches and cross vaults, ending in a raised presbytery with a low dome and a semicircular apse. A square bell tower with a round-arched single opening on each side stands beside it.
A church existed at Chiusano by the 12th century, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. In the 17th century it was replaced by a new three-nave parish church, which in 1740 was turned 180 degrees so the entrance faced north and the presbytery south. The bell tower followed in 1763, the apse in 1822, and the dedication to Saint Andrew the Apostle dates from the early 19th-century renovation.
The church is still the parish church of Cerreto d'Asti, in the pastoral zone North of the diocese of Asti. Its dedication to Saint Andrew the Apostle dates from the early 19th century, when it was renamed during a renovation; before that the building was known by another title. The high altar, made in the 18th century, is the most valuable work kept inside.
The church stands in Cerreto d'Asti, in the province and diocese of Asti, part of the northern pastoral zone. Its facade faces north, so the entrance portal is on the side away from the apse, which closes the building to the south. The bell tower, square-based and divided by cornices, is attached to the parish church.
In the 1740s the entire structure was rotated 180 degrees so the entrance faced north and the presbytery faced south. About two decades later a bell tower was added that worked with this new orientation.
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