Rocca Minore

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Rocca Minore

The Rocca Minore Castle (also called Cassero di Sant'Antonio or Rocchicciola ) is the smaller of the two fortifications in the Italian city of Assisi and is located northeast of the city's historic center. The larger fortification is the Rocca Maggiore opposite .

history

The castle dates from around 1360 and was commissioned by Cardinal Albornoz to strengthen the city walls to the northeast. In the conflict with Perugia , the castle was conquered on December 13, 1442 by Niccolò Piccinino on behalf of Pope Eugene IV . In the middle of the 16th century the fortress was abandoned.

construction

The Rocca Minore is reached via a narrow path from the city gate Porta dei Cappuccini . It has a central tower and is surrounded by two wall rings. Inside is the Chiesa del Crocifisso , which was built as a chapel in the 15th century . Here is the work Cristo tra i dolenti by Matteo da Gualdo (di Pietro di Giovanni di Ser Bernardo from Gualdo Tadino , 1435–1507) from 1455. The sacristy and the campanile are of much more recent origin.

literature

Web links

Commons : Rocca Minore (Assisi)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b cf. TCI
  2. ↑ a b c cf. Visitassisi: La Rocca Minore ed il sacco del Piccinino , accessed on February 21, 2013 (Italian)
  3. ↑ a b cf. Mondi Medievali
  4. ↑ a b cf. Umbria region

Coordinates: 43 ° 4 ′ 14.85 "  N , 12 ° 37 ′ 22.53"  E