Sant'Andrea 
        Started in 1222 the church has been widenedin the middle
        of '400. Its actual look is due to the restorationsmade between the end
        of last century and the beginning of '900.Its front is made by white
        marble from Carrara and local green serpentine stripes (the mullioned
        windows, the rose window and the gravestones have been restored too).
        The portal, a lancet arch, has in its lunette a fresco of '400 of
        piemontese school (Madonna with baby sitting between Sain Andrew and
        John the Evangelist). The inside has one nave and double aisles with
        bichromate columns and serpentine pilasters (the capitals of the columns
        had been restored). Here are kept paintings of great value (Madonna with
        baby, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Bernard wich has been recently
        restored and attributed to Antonio da Carpena called Carpenino (XVI
        century), the Magi Adoration attributed to Andrea Semino (XVI century),
        Transito of Saint Joseph (XVI-XVII century) and the Glory of Saint
        Andrew by Paolo Gerolamo Brusco (XVIII century). Very interesting are
        also two small paintings by Carlo Braccesco wich are kept in Genova by
        the superintendence and were part of a wide lost dossal made between
        1493 and 1494 as an altar-piece of this church. Very important are also
        a wooden Crucified of XV century found on the Vallesanta beach after a
        storm, a chalice of Parisian school wich , is said, was given to
        Gioacchino Da Passano by HenryVIII of England and an Ostensory of
        lombarda school both of xv century.
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