Italian Chapel
The Italian Chapel ( Italian Chapel ) is a Roman Catholic church building on the Scottish Orkney island of Lamb Holm . In 1987 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.
history
In the so-called Camp 60 were during the Second World War Italian prisoners of war interned on Lamb Holm to the construction of the Churchill Barriers participate. The prisoners made a statue of St. George, the dragon slayer . A chapel was built from 1942 onwards, driven by an Italian clergyman and with the approval of the camp commandant. Domenico Chiocchetti directed the work completed in 1944. After the camp was closed, the building remained unused and its condition deteriorated. In 1958, Chiocchetti was located in Moena and, in collaboration with local craftsmen, was invited to the Orkney Islands for restoration from 1960. In 1961, his home community donated the Jesus figure to the right of the entrance. Chiocchetti's wife Maria donated 14 carved wooden panels with the Stations of the Cross during a visit in 1964 . In 1992, 50 years after the start of construction, the former prisoners held a common mass in the chapel.
description
The chapel is located on the north coast of the island near the road embankment between Mainland and Lamb Holm, the first phase of the Churchill Barriers. It consists of two joined Nissen huts with a front facade. Doric columns support the triangular pediment . The bell, which is framed by a cast iron balustrade, is suspended above it. A cast iron Celtic cross decorates the gable. There are pointed arched windows on both sides of the entrance area.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Italian Chapel in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 58 ° 53 '23.7 " N , 2 ° 53' 22.1" W.