Sant'Andrea, Spello
Sant’Andrea is a 14th-century church located in Spello, province of Perugia, region of Umbria, Italy. History. A church at this site is documented since 1025, as belonging to Camaldolese monks from the monastery of San Silvestro on Monte Subasio. In the 13th century, the church came under the rule of the bishop of Spoleto, who then granted it, and surrounding farms, to monks of the Franciscan order. Soon thereafter a Franciscan monastery was begun. In 1254, Pope Innocent IV, and again in 1256 Pope Alexander IV, confirmed these grants. In 1258, the latter pope granted indulgences to  be offered over ten years to help pay for the erection of the monastery. The monastery was aided by its affiliation with the blessed Andrea Caccioli (1194-1254), who had been an original novice under St Francis, and had been the earliest leader of this monastery. In 1360, the blessed monk was proclaimed a "co-patron" of the town, although he did not get "cultus confirmation" by the Vatican until 1738, and has never been beatified. The church and convent have undergone many refurbishments over the centuries. The latter was twice secularized: once by the French occupation in 1810, and  again in 1860 and 1866, when it became an orphanage for girls. The Franciscan order returned in 1982 to restore the monastery. Wooden intaglio choir (17th century, apse) Funeral Urn of Blessed Andrea Caccioli (17th century, Chapel of St Francis) Interior Artworks. Other frescoes in the Chapel of St Anthony include a "Madonna and child with Angels" (14th century) by the school of Cola Petruccioli and an "Enthroned Madonna and Child with St Anthony abbot and St James the Pilgrim and Donors" (14th century) by the Master of Santa Giuliana In the chapel of the Holy Sacrament are 20th century  paintings by Benvenuto Crispoldi and a fresco of the "Madonna and Child with Saints Catherine and Lucy" (16th century) by followers of Ascensidonio Spacca and frescoes by followers of Mazzaforte The Convent is under restoration. It has had some frescoes (late 17th century) attributed to Carlo Lamparelli and a canvas depicting "St Ursula" attributed to Sebastiano Conca.