La chiesa di Sant'Antonio di Padova a Olle

In 1717, the church of Sant'Antonio di Padova was documented in the 18th-century frazione of Olle, Borgo Valsugana. It was elevated to an exposition of the pieve of Borgo Valsugana in 1786 and entered the diocese of Trento that same year. In 1840, the new church was consecrated by the vescovo di Trento, Giovanni Nepomuceno de Tschiderer. The first conflict world produced enormous damage to the town and the church, which was almost destroyed, and a nearly total reconstruction was necessary in the primo dopoguerra. It gained the status of a parish church in 1957.

In the second half of the 20th century, the building underwent expansions and adjustments. In 1957, the two chapels of the navata and the sacristy were enlarged. New stained glass windows were placed in the navata in 1981, followed by others in the zona absidale and on the facade. From 2008 to 2013, the floors were consolidated and the roof replaced, while the plaster and paint were renewed, and a porphyry sidewalk was laid around the exterior.

The church faces north-east and features a simple gable facade with two spioventi. It retains its original 18th-century architraved portal with a porch and an oculus. The bell tower stands set back on the left, featuring a cell with four monofora windows and an octagonal pyramid roof. Inside, the navata is widened by the lateral cappelle, and the catino absidale is enriched by a late 20th-century fresco by Livio Conta.

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