S.Antonio del MescoThe
ruins of this small church and its hermitage dedicated to Saint Antony
are on the top of Mesco's promontory, from where the eye can see the
Palmaria's island and the Portofino's promontory. The first news of it
date back to 1380, but its origin is more ancient. It is made by two
different buildings: the first of XI century made by well carved stone
and the second one of XV century. Of the ancient church there are only
the perimetral walls , the apse and a part of the vault left. Here near
still are the ruins of the convent abandoned in 1610 when the monks
moved to their new monastery to Levanto (monastery of the Agostinian
monks, now rest house). The valuable wooden statue of Saint Antony was
then given to the town of Monterosso where is still kept in the oratory
Mortis et Orationis.
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