Costne/Hostne - St. Matthias the Apostole Church
[14th -16th; 18th -19th centuries]
St. Matthias the Apostle church appears to date back to the late Romanesque period; it was rebuilt in the early 16th century following the earthquakes of 1511-1513, and was reconsecrated in 1544 by Luca Bisanzio, vicar of the patriarch. Further restoration work was carried out in the mid-1700s and in 1869.
The rectangular atrium is open only at the front and has a pavilion roof. The bell tower's three-arched window, made of bricks and located at the top of the roof, is a recent work. A beautiful Moorish arch door, with a splayed stone frame and a cross carved in bas-relief, leads into the rectangular hall with an exposed beam ceiling, dimly lit by a skylight and a single pointed arch window located in the choir. It seems that the hall was raised in the 17th century. A significantly lowered semicircular arch leads into the polygonal presbytery, with a vaulted ceiling and ribs. The altar is made of masonry; the three wooden statues adorning it belonged to a wooden altar from the 17th century. The furnishings include a beautiful embossed silver lamp placed in the center of the room, an 18th-century wooden crucifix, and a mid-18th-century silver processional cross. The church is part of "The Path of the 44 Votive Chapels" that winds through the villages of the Valleys.
ph. Franco Martelli Rossi, Archive Arcidiocesi di Udine, BBCC
ph. Franco Martelli Rossi, Archive Arcidiocesi di Udine, BBCC
ph. Franco Martelli Rossi, Archive Arcidiocesi di Udine, BBCC
ph. Franco Martelli Rossi, Archive Arcidiocesi di Udine, BBCC
