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The wooden ceiling is a notable example of fifteenth-century workmanship. A barrel vault extends over the church, with two modern altars dedicated to Sant'Onofrio and Sant'Antonio Abate. In the rear is an arch that leads to the chapel of the oratory. A fifteenth-century triptych on wood that
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