San Flaviano (Giulianova)
The Duomo San Flaviano in Giulianova is a renaissance building .
history
The church is dedicated to St. Flavian , whose remains were to be transported from Constantinople to Ravenna in 1004 . At that time the ship had to drop anchor after a disaster and a first church for the saint was built in Terravecchia. Centuries later, San Flaviano was built. This church was initially called S. Maria in Platea or S. Maria in Piazza and was only renamed when the relics of the saint had been transferred from the old church to Giulianova in 1478.
The octagonal building, which began in the late 15th century, was possibly designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini at the time when the main structures of the old town of Giulianova, such as the ducal palace, the city wall and the most important streets, were being built. In the shape that the cathedral had after its completion at the beginning of the 16th century, it deviated from its originally planned construction. Among other things, it had a ribbed vault instead of the round dome that is present today .
The cathedral has undergone a number of changes over the years. The green-blue majolica tiles that covered the round dome, which was visible from afar, were removed. In addition, the windows were enlarged, which destroyed the chiaroscuro that the architect had planned, and the height of the dome was reduced. In order to maintain the planned dimensions from the outside, however, a cross was attached to the dome lantern.
In the late Renaissance, the interior of the church was decorated; the building was also equipped with baroque jewelry at times . In the course of several renovations that were carried out in 1871, 1895, 1926, 1939 and 1948 and which were necessary due to static problems and water damage, among other things, these decorations were gradually removed so that the church is now back in the presented simple forms of the 15th century.
In the crypt , where the relics of St. Flavian were housed for a long time, eight pillars work together with a central umbrella and a ring-shaped cross vault.
In a travel guide, the cathedral is described as "one of the most perfect Renaissance churches in Abruzzo " standing "in the midst of abandoned and dilapidated houses", another notes that it is "still worth a look", although it does not contain any "artefacts of importance".
The church is decorated with some contemporary works of art; On the left side altar there is a marble Madonna and Child by Venanzo Crocetti ; the bronze crucifix of the main altar is by the same artist. The baptismal font was created by Francesco Coccia , who also designed other furnishings for the church. The Stations of the Cross are by Aligi Sassu . On the outside of the church, facing Corso Garibaldi, there has been a memorial to the fallen of World War I since 1922 , crowned by an older bronze eagle by Ulderico Ulizio .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c La Chiesa di San Flaviano on www.seripubbli.it
- ↑ Description of the church in German at turismo.provincia.teramo.it
- ^ Gerda Rob, ADAC Travel Guide Italian Adriatic , ADAC Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3899054583, p. 117
- ↑ Luciano Di Gregorio, Abruzzo , Bradt, New York 2010, ISBN 978-1841622705, p. 204
Coordinates: 42 ° 45 ′ 7.3 " N , 13 ° 57 ′ 27.2" E