The name Accola comes from the medieval term used for a particular kind of agrarian agreement called “investitura ad àccola”. The church, dating back to the late 14th century, took the place of a curtis, a centre of land administration during the Carolingian age, to which a religious building was probably annexed. This building has yet to be analysed and its tracks are buried under the current one.
Inside, next to 17th century frescoes, is an epigraph from 1482 linked to a series of restoration works, testament to that same desire of keeping the vitality of the place, that we can find today in the recent restorations and archaelogical investigations.
The strategic position of Accola along Via dei Monti, here running alongside the river Vara on a track unaltered unitil the 19th century, has determined its importance as one of the main expressions of Christianity on this medieval road.
