Naples. The church of San Ferdinando
2023
The church of San Ferdinando is a monumental church in Naples located in the historic center of the city, in Piazza Trieste e Trento.
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Teano. The Dome. The central nave
The cathedral, originally dedicated to San Terenziano, was later named after San Clemente. Construction began in 1050 by Bishop Guglielmo, to replace the old cathedral of San Paride ad Fontem, located outside the city walls. The works were completed in 1116 by Bishop Pandulfo. The building has a basilica structure divided into three naves by two rows of columns. In 1608 it was damaged internally by a fire that almost completely destroyed the cosmates ambo, subsequently recomposed using the remains of the previous one integrated with the marble slabs of a fourteenth-century sepulchral monument already present in the church and positioned on twisted columns, two of which rested on fountain lions. During the 16th century the Romanesque apse was modified and on that occasion a precious carved wooden choir was built in the presbytery, built in 1539 by the Benedictine Antonio Maria Sertorio. The choir underwent two restorations, the first in the 17th century and the second in 1957, following the damage suffered during the Second World War.
2018
Teano (CE) - Sunsets
2020
Teano. The Monastery of S. Reparata
The Monastery of S. Reparata, probably founded in the 9th century, was canonically suppressed after the Council of Trent, due to the supervening prohibition of holding female monasteries outside the town. The nuns were welcomed in the Monastery of S. Caterina. The Monastery of S. Reparata is located along the road to Roccamonfina, in the Pino district and its foundation is not prior to 804 as it is not mentioned in the privilege of Charlemagne, which lists all the Benedictine possessions in Teano. The most probable date is the second half of the century. IX. According to the Bishop Mons. Domenico Giordano, the transfer of S. Reparata to the Cathedral took place in the year 880. It is one of the most important monasteries in Teano because the remains of Santa Reparata, who is the patron saint of Nice, are kept inside the church. his diocese, of the cities of Atri and Casoli; co-patroness of Florence, of Teano, of the diocese of Teramo-Atri and patroness and protector of the municipality of Pesco Sannita.
2024
Vairano Patenora. Church of Santa Maria di Loreto
The exact date of its construction is not known, but it must be very ancient, it is mentioned in a description from 1660. It was built by the cleric Carpino returning from a pilgrimage to Loreto.
2021
Teano. Church of the Annunziata
2024
The Avalos castle of Vairano Patenora
The Avalos castle of Vairano Patenora is a square-shaped building with stone perimeter walls and four cylindrical corner towers. it was built by Ripandulf VI in the 11th century.
2017
Casertavecchia, church of the Annunciation
2021
Teano, Monastery of Sant'Antonio da Padova
On the top of the homonymous hill stands the Franciscan monastic complex dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, a true symbol of Sidycin and non-Sidycin Christian devotion. Much has been written about the monastic complex in recent decades and almost everything is known about it by now. The monastery was built in 1427 by the Franciscan friars Martino di Campagna and Nicola di Castellammare di Stabia on a land owned by the knight Ludovico Galluccio
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Teano. Church of Sant’Agostino
2008
Sessa Aurunca (CE), the Cathedral
Construction was begun by probable workers of the Casauriense school (see portico of the abbey of S. Clemente a Casauria built between 1176 and 1180) in 1113, partly reusing materials from ancient Roman buildings, and consecrated in 1183; the current external appearance was achieved in the first half of the thirteenth century with the addition of the portico and the large window placed in the upper part of the facade. The interior, on the other hand, having eliminated the trussed ceiling already in the thirteenth century, remained Romanesque until the mid-eighteenth century when the bishop Francesco Caracciolo d'Altamura decided to modernize it according to the tastes and style of the time, namely the Baroque. In July 1929, Pope Pius XI elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica.