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Villanovafranca churches

The church of San Lorenzo Martire

The parish church of San Lorenzo Martire, called Cresia Manna (main church) by locals, rises to the north of the village. The first plan of the edifice dates back to 1591, as confirmed by the keystone of the Gothic-Aragonese vault, also bearing the image of the Saint. Inside the church is a marble altar, some banisters, a baptismal font and a pulpit, dating back to at the end of 1700.

The church of San Sebastiano was raised at the end of 1500 in the village centre. The Latin-cross layout of the edifice includes a single nave and a transept. The church hosts two wooden altars with statues and is adorned by a stone portal of the 17th century, recalling classical style. Interesting, one of the wooden altars shows progressively enlarging steps; it has got a central niche hosting the statue of the Saint, sculpted by local workers in the 18th century. There are other noteworthy pieces of furniture: a tabernacle, a pipe organ and a high sideboard, with chest of drawers in carved wood, datable around the 17th -18th century.

The church of Madonna della Salute was recently built and officially opened in 1989. As during the first World War the women of the village used to worship the Virgin very fervently, a church was dedicated to Her after the war. The edifice is embellished by stone sculptures by Romano Porcu and Gesuino Murgia, two local artists.