Cappella dell'Annunziata

About the museum

The Cappella dell’Annunziata stands at the entrance to Cori, along the road that linked the town to the Via Appia and to Rome, as an annex of the church of San Silvestro. It was commissioned by Cardinal Pedro Fernández de Frías, papal vicar and rector for Sabina and the province of Campagna e Marittima, who had it built from the second decade of the 15th century, as the inscription on the portal recalls: “De Spagna fuit qui me legerit”. Beside the door is the oldest surviving coat of arms of the Comune di Cori.

The walls and vault are covered by a cycle of late Gothic frescoes, with the Last Judgement on the entrance wall, which have earned the monument comparison with the Scrovegni Chapel. Between the 17th and 18th centuries the sacristy, the hermit’s cell, the bell tower and a new hermitage were added. The monument is managed by the Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Lazio.

Highlights

• Cycle of late Gothic frescoes on walls and vault
• Last Judgement on the entrance wall
• Portal with the inscription “De Spagna fuit qui me legerit”
• Oldest coat of arms of the Comune di Cori

Permanent exhibition

• Affreschi dell'oratorio dell'Annunziata – Late Gothic pictorial cycle covering the walls and vault of the oratory.

Operated by

Ministero della Cultura – Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Lazio

Visitors per year

approx. 2,379

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

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