Miranda (IS)
2011
Miranda è un comune italiano di 1.022 abitanti della provincia di Isernia in Molise. Un primo insediamento umano nell'area dell'attuale comune è da far risalire probabilmente all'XI secolo, come testimonia la facies normanna del castello che si erge sul promontorio prece, di cui tuttavia sopravvivono pochi elementi architettonici. Attorno ad esso si struttura il nucleo originario del paese, inframezzato da vari muraglioni che individuano i successivi strati abitativi costruiti a partire dalla fortezza primaria. Le scarne documentazioni relative al feudo di Miranda testimoniano un fitto passaggio di proprietà tra varie famiglie nobili, tra cui i partenopei Di Somma, il cui stemma familiare costituito da due torri erte su fondo marino è ancora oggi il simbolo ufficiale del comune.
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2018
Rionero Sannitico (IS), la Chiesa Madre
La Chiesa Madre, dedicata a San Bartolomeo Apostolo e costruita nel 1717, rappresenta il maggior esempio artistico tra gli edifici sopravvissuti alla guerra e ai terremoti. Al suo interno vi sono ancora presenti degli affreschi, di indubbio valore storico-artistico, risalenti al XVIII secolo. Di altri affreschi, gravemente danneggiati dal terremoto del 1984, è rimasta sfortunatamente solo qualche fotografia a testimonianza di come la Chiesa abbia vissuto tempi più floridi.
2020
Carpinone. Il Castello
The Castle of Carpinone was probably built in the Norman period and from the time of its construction until the end of the thirteenth century the building was repeatedly enlarged and equipped with greater fortifications to become one of the strongholds of Tommaso da Celano. In 1223, on the basis of an edict issued by Frederick II of Swabia, the castle was destroyed by Ruggiero di Pescolanciano. It was then rebuilt during the 14th century by the d'Evoli family and during the 15th century it returned to its former glory thanks to the commitment of Giacomo Caldora. The last family that bought the fiefdom, that of the de Riso, maintained it until the abolition of feudalism, in 1806. In 1954 the notary Valente, one of the last owners, had the entire main floor and the second floor rebuilt, adapting them to new housing needs. Currently the castle is presented, with its three surviving towers, in a state of evident majesty.
2018
Venafro, cimitero militare francese
Uscendo dalla città lungo la Strada statale 85 Venafrana direzione Isernia, su un'estesa zona pianeggiante (70.000 m²) si trova il cimitero di guerra francese, nel quale sono sepolti circa 6000 tombe di soldati del Corps Expeditionnaire Français (ma molte sono state esumate), di cui circa due terzi di origine marocchina, algerina e tunisina, oltre ad alcuni africani (senegalesi?), caduti in gran parte durante la battaglia di Cassino (nov.1943-mag.1944) e nell'aggiramento di Montecassino.
2020
Castelpetroso. The Sanctuary - 2020
Castelpetroso is home to the Shrine of Maria Santissima Sorrows, patron saint of Molise. According to the testimony of the visionaries, the Virgin Mary first appeared on March 22, 1888 to two shepherds named Serafina and Bibiana in Cesa between Saints, on the slopes of Mount Patalecchia. This first appearance was followed by others. This phenomenon was later recognized. The shrine, which began with the laying of the first stone on September 28, 1890 and completed in 1975, is made in the neo-Gothic style; seen from above is composed of seven chapels depicting the seven sorrows of Our Lady, in the center of which there is the dome 54 meters high. The shrine and the place of apparitions are connected to each other by the Via Matris, 750 meters long, where precisely remember the seven Marian sorrows.
2018
Pesche (IS)
Pesche (Pèschë in molisano) è un comune italiano di 1.682 abitanti della provincia di Isernia nel Molise. In località Fonte Lappone è situato il Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio dell'Università del Molise, sede dei corsi di laurea in Informatica, Ingegneria Edile, Scienze Biologiche e Scienze Turistiche, nonché alcuni corsi di laurea magistrale. Tra le attività più tradizionali vi sono quelle artigianali, che pur non essendo diffuse come nel passato non sono del tutto scomparse, e si distinguono per la lavorazione del legno, ad intaglio, a mosaico, o per la realizzazione di mobili e di altri oggetti.
2018
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2023
Rocchetta in Volturno. Sanctuary of S. M. delle Grotte
Of Benedictine architecture, between the 13th and 14th centuries the Sanctuary, which is flanked by a monastery, represents a complex of very significant religious importance.
2022
Capracotta. Parish Church of S. Maria in Cielo Assunta
It is located on the highest part of the town, in the Terra Vecchia district, and was the seat of the collegiate church. It is not known what the current church was like, which is the result of a total renovation in 1725. The antiquity of the church is testified by a bas-relief of the bell tower, which bears the symbol of the Tree of Life, from the Renaissance period, the adjacent walls, with the portal of the chapel of the Visitation, show holes for the bells. The stone bell tower, with a square plan, has its current appearance, the result of the restoration of 1898. The baptismal font in walnut wood, with gold decorations, restored in 1980, and a stone font can also be attributed to the archaic church. In the 18th century the civic coat of arms was moved to the main altar by the Town Hall, and the church became the symbol of the entire Capracottese community.
2024
Matrice. Chiesa di Santa Maria della Strada
Nostra Signora della Via (Italian: Santa Maria della Strada) is an abbey in the municipality of Matrice, Campobasso. The date of construction of the abbey is not known, but it was consecrated in August 1148 by Peter II, archbishop of Benevento. In 1153 it appears in a list of churches and monasteries under the jurisdiction of Peter II drawn up for Pope Anastasius IV. The first abbot may have been called Landulfus, as "Abbas Landulfus" was engraved on a paving stone inside the church. Nazzarius is named abbot in a document from 1176. His foundation has historically been linked to the monastery of Santa Sofia of Benevento, but there is no evidence to support this claim. It is possible that the great abbey of Montecassino was involved, but the fact that the abbey is not listed as a subject house in medieval documents casts doubt on this claim. The eponymous Santa Maria de Strata appears in a register of the Abbey's possessions, but is believed to refer to a separate monastery in the vicinity of San Germano.
2018
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