Church of Santa Margherita

Very positive. A beautiful church to see and a pleasant place to concentrate on prayer.

It deserves the visit because it is very preserved and not only to say the prayer.

Beautiful Parish Church in the center of Sappada. Baroque style typical of the mountain area.

Beautiful, ancient church typical of the area.

The church of Santa Margherita in Baroque style is located in the hamlet of Granvilla in Sappada, from where you can look out over the stupendous Friulian Dolomites. It is the main church of the capital. Previously there was an old church, according to the chronicles of 1327 known as Santa Margarita de Longaplave. It was later enlarged in 1666 and eventually it was decided to rebuild it. The new church of Santa Margherita was rebuilt between 1777 and 1779 by master Tommaso da Lienz, following a very common baroque style in the Tyrol. On 14 June 1790 she was consecrated by the Archbishop of Udine Nicolò Sagredo. In 1791 it became a parish. Inside, the church has a single hall plan, from which the presbytery is detached. The stuccos are from the eighteenth century. The frescoes on the ceiling and the presbytery are the work of Francesco Barazzutti da Gemona and date back to the years 1906-07. There are depicted: Fathers of the Church; the Assumption into Heaven (vault of the nave); Crucifixion (apse); Glorification of Santa Margherita; Evangelists; Martyrdom of Santa Margherita (right wall); Death of St. Joseph (left wall). The main altar of the church of Santa Margherita is the work of the Cavallini brothers, from Pove, in the province of Vicenza and was built in 1915, with sculptures by Arturo Ferraroni of Cremona. The altarpiece at the end of the apse is a work of 1802 by Johann Renzler from St. Lorenzen, in which the Trinity with the Virgin and Saint Margaret is represented. The painting depicting the Madonna instead comes from the Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln, where it was purchased. The stained glass windows date back to 1943. The bell tower is leaning against the church and ends with a belfry surmounted by an octagonal turret with a shaped spire. The concert is made up of three bells, the largest of which is dedicated to Santa Margherita, the average to Maria Santissima and the minor to the patron saints of the Archdiocese Ermacora and Fortunato.

The cathedral of the town is right in the main square. Although not historically ancient, it is worth a brief stop as we did. Particularly the bell tower with an octagonal turret that ends with a spire. The interior is in Baroque style and includes a beautiful altarpiece that dates back to the 1800s by the artist John Ressler.

The first construction of the building dates back to the beginning of the fourteenth century, but the current one was rebuilt in 1777. It is located in the Granvilla hamlet and is visible from afar. It contains precious frescoes from the late eighteenth century. In its immediate vicinity, there is a large car park (partly free and partly paid) which can be strategic for those who have to stop in Sappada.