Bisenti

Bisenti
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	Teramo (TE)
Coordinates	42 ° 32 ' N , 13 ° 48' E Coordinates: 42 ° 32 '0 " N , 13 ° 48' 0" E
height	274 m slm
surface	30 km²
Residents	1,798 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	60 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	64033
prefix	0861
ISTAT number	067007
Popular name	Bisentini
Patron saint	Paschal Baylon
Website	Bisenti

Bisenti town hall

Bisenti Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angeli

Bisenti is a small town in the province of Teramo in the Italian region of Abruzzo . The city is 274 m slm and has 1798 inhabitants. The village is a member of the Comunità Montana del Vomano, Fino e Piomba .

The districts are Acquadosso (also: Acquaddosso ), Bivio Castelli ( called Cazzetti by the Bisentines ), Chioviano Alto, Chioviano Basso, Colle Marmo, Piedifinati, Rufiano, San Martino, San Nicola, San Pietro, Scipione, Troiano and Falone.

The neighboring municipalities are Arsita , Castel Castagna , Castelli , Castiglione Messer Raimondo , Cellino Attanasio , Cermignano and Penne .

According to legend, Bisenti was the birthplace of Pontius Pilate .

church

The ancient flair of Bisenti can still be found today in the streets and small squares of the historical center, where you can rediscover the colorful atmosphere of a typical medieval town.

In the square of Vittorio Emanuele stands the parish church of S. Maria degli Angeli with a majestic bell tower and the abbey. According to tradition, the church is of Franciscan origin because Francis of Assisi stayed here. It is considered one of the largest basilicas in Abruzzo from the 15th / 16th centuries. Century. A corner of the mosaic floor of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is reminiscent of this basilica.

The sacred building , with a square floor plan and only one nave, is divided into fan vaults. On the vault you can admire three large oval-shaped frescoes depicting the following: The condemnation of Solomon, the miracle of Moses and the expulsion of Eliodorus from the temple. The figures of the prophets and the allegories of the cardinal virtues are depicted between the pilaster strips and to the side of the windows and above the main cornice. On the sides of the four pulpits are the depictions of the four evangelists made of stucco. Above the left side chapel you can see a small oval-shaped painting from the 18th century, which depicts S. Emidio, the village of Bisenti in his hand.