The battle-touched church of Saint Anthony of Padua: A testament to Trento's

In 1717, the church of Saint Anthony of Padua was erected in the 18th-century frazione of Olle, Borgo Valsugana. Dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua in the same year, and elevated to an exposition of the pieve of Borgo Valsugana in 1786, it was consecrated by Bishop John Nepomucene de Tschiderer of Trento in 1840. However, the First World War left the church severely damaged, prompting almost its entire reconstruction in the early 1920s. Remarkably, the church managed to stand, becoming a parish church in 1957.

In the mid-20th century, it was expanded and adapted. The cappelle laterali and sacristy were enlarged in 1957, and new windows were installed in the navata and the zona absidale in 1981. Between 2008 and 2013, consolidation of the solai and roof replacement were completed.

The church faces north-east and boasts a simple facade with two spioventi. The original 18th-century architraved portal is on the facade, while the tower campanile is located on the left with four monofora windows. Inside, the navata is widened by the lateral cappelle, and the catino absidale is adorned with an affresco made at the end of the 20th century by Livio Conta.

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