Santa Maria degli Angeli (Barletta)
Santa Maria degli Angeli is a Roman Catholic church built in the 16th century in the Italian port city of Barletta in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani in Apulia . In addition to the church dedicated to the patronage of “Our Lady of the Angels”, the cultural monument also includes the convent , which is popularly known as “dei Cappuccini”.
history
The church was built by Capuchins between 1530 and 1550 . At a time when the plague ravaged the city and the population fell from 20,000 in 1656 to 8,000 in March 1657, this church gained special importance. The Capuchins resident here looked after the sick and set up a hospital in their monastery, where they celebrated the liturgy as well as nursing the sick .
During the War of the Spanish Succession , Count Tiberio Carafa and Gaetano Gambacorta , Prince of Macchia Valfortore , found refuge here after they had fled Naples .
The monastery was closed on February 17, 1861, and in 1866 ownership of the monastery passed to the municipality of Barletta, who took over the library there, which forms the basis of today's municipal library.
Royal door
South door with the icon of St. Spyridon
To the left of the royal door the Hodigitria ; below: the Adoration of the Magi from the Orient
Individual evidence
- ^ Rita Ceci, Ruggiero Mascolo: Barletta, leggere la città . Edizioni Libreria Liverini, Barletta 1986, p. 114 .
- ^ Renato Russo: Barletta, la storia . Rotas, Barletta 2004, p. 196 .
literature
- Rita Ceci, Ruggero Mascolo: Barletta, leggere la città. Edizioni Libreria Liverini, Barletta 1986.
- Renato Russo: Le cento chiese di Barletta - Dagli ordini mendicanti al XX secolo. Rotas, Barletta 1998.
- Renato Russo: Il Castello di Barletta. La storia. Rotas, Barletta 2003, ISBN 978-88-87927-32-0 .
- Città di Barletta: The Greek Church of St. Mary of the Angels , Rotas, 2008 (English).
Web links
- La Chiesa dei Greci. Comune.barletta.bt.it, accessed April 7, 2017 (Italian).
Coordinates: 41 ° 19 ′ 8.5 ″ N , 16 ° 17 ′ 5.9 ″ E