Chiesa di Sant'Eustachio Scanno

"A beautiful little church just behind the Scanno "passeggio." Last year, I attended the concert with the organ still in perfect working order.
The only disappointment (for my passion) was the lack of wax candles to light."

Maurizio Fedeli

"The church of Sant'Eustachio is located in Scanno and is dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto and Saint Eustace (the latter is also the patron saint of Scanno).
The statue of Saint Eustace was placed in the chapel of San Costanzo in the church of Santa Maria della Valle before the reopening of the church dedicated to him.
The church dates back to the 12th century and is later mentioned in papal bulls issued by Adrian IV, Lucius III, Clement III, Honorius III, and Clement VI.
It was originally Scanno's main church, given the faith the townspeople showed in it when they converted to Christianity. Even today, parish priests are ordained first in this church and then in the main church.
In 1693, the church was demolished following the 1654 Sora earthquake and rebuilt at the expense of the University of Scanno and the faithful in 1712. Reconstruction was entrusted to the architect Giovan Battista Gianni, while the altar was rebuilt in 1698 by Don Loreto Colarossi. This work was commissioned by the chaplain and rector Loreto Colarossi. During this period, the chapel of the Madonna di Loreto was built in collaboration with Francesco Ferradini. After the construction of the bell tower and Ferradini's death, G. B. Gianni also completed the other chapels, including that of Sant'Eustachio, which housed the statue of the saint.
The other two altars, dedicated to the souls in Purgatory and to Saint Cajetan of Thiene, are also important. Remodeling, gilding, and paintings were carried out in 1905 at the expense of Maria Di Rienzo.
Restoration work began in 2002, leading to the building's closure in 2004. It was reopened only in 2013, on August 17, when the new altar was dedicated by the Bishop of Sulmona-Valva, Mgr.
The façade features a horizontal crown and is divided into three levels, with a window aligned with the portal.
The facade is plastered and features a concrete base.
The 13th-century portal, with pagan influences, is served by three steps. Above is a lunette archivolt with internal columns.
The interior is a single-nave hall with a barrel vault frescoed by Francesco Antonio Borzillo in 1698 with the "Coronation of the Madonna, the four angels and the triumphal arch" with a false opening and the style of the painting that trace the work back to the Baroque, and three chapels on each side separated by arched wall facings, in which paintings and statues are preserved."

daniele pedroni

"The 17th-century church at the top of the village. Not very large, it's welcoming and quaint. It often hosts events."

Luca Sirico