The church dedicated to San Antonio Abate is located in the outermost part of the inhabited center of Vendrogno. From ancient documents it is possible to date the beginning of the construction to 1362 by brothers Antonio and Giulio da Fenile with the authorization of Giovanni de Campazi, provost of Bellano.
The building has a sixteenth-century appearance with alterations attributable to the eighteenth century. The year 1784 is engraved on the entrance portal, a period to which some important renovation works date. The original sail-shaped bell tower was destroyed by lightning in the 1920s and is now replaced by a tower.
Above the entrance, instead, is represented a Madonna with Child inside the House of Loreto accompanied by the inscription: “GIORGIO DE GILLI DE BRUCA ANNO FATTO FARE QUESTA MADONNA DE LORETO PER SUA DIVOZIONE DIE XXI APRILE MDLXVII”.
Inside the church, however, the 16th century frescoes depict the Deposition (1567) and the life of Jesus (1581) along the right wall, while on the wall facing the altar the Last Judgment is depicted to remind the faithful who leave the church, after the church functions, how important it is to live a righteous life to avoid ending up in hell.
