The History
From yesterday to today
The Convent of Neveri rises in Bariano, the Roman Barius, particularly the Lower Bergamo area which ended up being over time a rich source of finds, constituted not only by sporadic objects, but also by real walls, with time incorporated in the monastery complex.
Archaeological finds, attributable to a period from the first to the third century A.D., it would indicate that the Convent, founded as such in 1480, arises on the ancient Roman settlement Vicus Averga.
After being auctioned was used as a rustic court in 1860 and was demolished the main church of the monastery, called Santa Maria dé Neveri. Whole remained, however, the other church is part of the structure: the church of Santa Maria del Carmine. This church is a witness to a very old and interesting history, both from the standpoint of devotional historical and archaeological; It stands where it was located the medieval church dedicated to St. John the Baptist, which in turn was probably built where there was a Roman nymph
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