Chiesa di Sant'Abbondio

The church of Sant’Abbondio is located on a hill north of the town of Dro. You can reach it with a nice walk. There has been news of the church since 1485.

The building is oriented to the east. It has a single rectangular nave with a longitudinal major axis. The presbyter is rectangular in shape. The gabled façade is bordered by lateral buttresses. It has an architraved portal flanked by two rectangular windows and a circular summit oculus. Presbytery and holy arch have frescoes from the mid-sixteenth century.

Duting the plague of 1630 the community of Dro survives the epidemic. In 1632, the inhabitants made a solemn vow to San Sebastiano and San Rocco. They undertake to celebrate, on the first Saturday of each month for the rest of the year, a procession to the church of Sant’Abbondio and a mass in honor of the saints. The event has been the subject of a historical re-enactment since 1993, called “of the vow of St. Abbondio or of the 12 Saturdays”, which takes place in the last week of May.

History of the church of Sant’Abbondio

The first records of the church are in 1485. It is mentioned for the first time in a document of the curia. In 1540 the presbytery was frescoed by a local master. In 1555 the holy arch was frescoed by a local master. Work financed by the community of Dro. In 1636 during the pastoral visit, orders were made to build windows in the presbytery. The bell tower was built in 1669, as was the bell. In 1767 major renovations were made. In 1786 the church of Sant’Abbondio was suppressed by order of Emperor Joseph II of Habsburg. This was until 1827 when it was officiated again. After a period of abandonment in 1996, the Autonomous Province of Trento financed the radical restoration of the church.

Itinerary:

Walk to the hill and the Church of Sant’Abbondio

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