Sacro Cuore (Tirano)

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Chiesa del Sacro Cuore in Tirano
Nave and choir
altar

The Church of Sacro Cuore ( it . : Chiesa del Sacro Cuore, also Oratorio Sacro Cuore) is a Roman Catholic church in Tirano in the Italian province of Sondrio , Lombardy region . The church belongs to the ecclesiastical region of Lombardy , the Diocese of Como , and is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus .

Location and history

The church is located near Piazza Marinoni in the middle of Tirano and faces the Adda with the choir .

According to the inscription in the church, the church, which is largely in light brown, was founded around 1910 by Giacomo Merizzi (August 15, 1834 - March 22, 1916) ( titular Archbishop of Mocissus and Ancyra and Bishop of Vigevano ).

building

Memorial plaque for the builder of the church, Archbishop Giacomo Merizzi
Main entrance with glass window

The bells of the church are arranged in a bell ridge directly above the main portal. Above the door of the main entrance, in a semicircular recess in the masonry, there is a mosaic with a representation of two angels who guard and worship a chalice in the middle, above the Heart of Jesus and the Eternal Flame . The chalice, the heart of Jesus and the flame are in a blue circle. A large glass window with colored paintings and figures is located above this representation. Further colored glass windows with figurative representations can be found along the long sides of the nave .

Above the apse is the Latin saying : Sinite parvulos venire ad me ( Eng : let the children come to me ).

The interior of the church is largely white and the Stations of the Cross (framed pictures) on the walls . To the left and right of the retracted choir arch are two statues of saints set into the wall (the Mother of God on the left ). The choir is separated from the nave by two stone steps. The stone high altar is dominated by a large cross with a statue of Jesus in front of it. The dark brown pews offer seating for around 250 people . The folk altar is made of wood and shows a very plastic and realistic, carved representation of the Last Supper on the front .

Web links

Commons : Sacro Cuore  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Via Roma 7, 23037 Tirano.
  2. ↑ See also inscription board / memorial plaque in the church. Giacomo Merizzi was born and died in Tirano. In 1898 he was released from the responsibility of the diocese and retired to Tirano for health reasons.

Coordinates: 46 ° 12 ′ 56.9 ″  N , 10 ° 10 ′ 15.2 ″  E