Domenico Benedetto Gravina

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Domenico Benedetto Gravina (born September 28, 1807 in Palermo , † 1886 ) was an Italian Benedictine and art writer.

Life

Domenico Benedetto Gravina descended from the Princes of Comitini through his father Giuseppe . He joined the Benedictine order in Monreale in 1818 , on which occasion he exchanged his baptismal name Francesco for the name Domenico Benedetto . Out of interest he studied drawing, architecture and natural history . As a teacher in his monastery in Monreale in 1834 he read about physics and philosophy . From 1839 he worked for several years as a teacher of philosophy in the Montecassino Abbey , later lived in the monasteries of Cesena and Perugia and returned to Montecassino in 1852.

His main work is Illustrazione del duomo di Monreale (Palermo 1859). He also wrote:

  • Alcune note sulle antichità di Sicilia , Naples 1839
  • Su l'origine e ristauri della chiesa di Santa Maria del Monte presso Cesena , Montecassino 1847
  • Sopra un 'antica immagine della Immacolata esistente a mosaico nel duomo di Monreale , Palermo 1855
  • Virtù curativa del lino e maniera probabile di agire dei medicamenti , Palermo 1855
  • Il duomo di Monreale illustrato e riportato in tavole cromolitografiche , Palermo 1859–70
  • Su la origine dell 'anima umana, e le verità teologiche che ne dipendono , Palermo 1870

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