Palazzo Varo is located on Largo San Michele, on an area that in the Middle Ages belonged to the complex of the Abbey of the Angel; the building dates back to the 16th century and is a work of considerable architectural value, whose facade still reflects the Renaissance style, as does the nearby Fontana Nuova. Unfortunately, over the centuries the complex has undergone numerous modifications by the owning families, which have altered its original layout: what remains are the door with noble architrave, the internal stone staircase, and the cellars opening onto the square. The Varo family sold the property to the Diocese of Troia in the early 1900s. The “Oblate” nuns then settled there, using it as a convent and educational institution. In the early 1960s, the nuns moved to another location and the Bishop of Troia rented the property to the Ministry of Public Education, which used it as the headquarters for the “Sacro Cuore” State Middle School. At the end of the 1960s, the State Middle School found its proper location in a newly constructed school building, and Palazzo Varo became the headquarters of ANSPI. In the 1970s, some rooms on the first floor of the building were designated to house the Sant’Angelo Museum.
Information about the Diocesan Ecclesiastical Museum – Orsara di Puglia Section
Via Carlo Alberto, 1
71027 Orsara di Puglia (Foggia)
0881964064
antonioasoria@emai.it
Source: MIBACT
