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The Convent of St.Antoine de Casabianca, founded in 1420 by the Servites of Mary, is located in the Pieve of Ampugnani, in Upper Corsica. This place, now in ruins, retains its main frame and a bell tower decorated with frescoes. It was a high place of Corsican political meetings, especially during the revolts against Genoa.

In July 1755 the convent hosted a historic consulta where Pasquale Paoli was proclaimed Capugenerale di a Nazione Corsa, marking the beginning of the island's independence. A commemorative plaque recalls this event. The convent also served as a framework for other assemblies, such as that of 1798 proclaiming Agostino Giafferi general.

Fired in 1799-1800 on the order of the conventional Salicetti, today there remain only remains: the double arch between the nave and the choir, the peripheral walls, and the bell tower on four levels, inscribed in historical monuments in 1990. The site, still used as a cemetery, bears witness to its anchoring in local memory.

The convent was also the venue of the first press conference of the FLNC in 1976, highlighting its continuing role in the contemporary history of Corsica. Its ruins, dominated by the bell tower, recall its symbolic and architectural importance.

Originally a single-nave church and outbuildings, the convent followed a U-shaped plan. The frescoes and decorations still visible attest to his religious and political past, between spirituality and resistance.

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