Santa Perpetua (Tirano)

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Santa Perpetua
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Santa Perpetua , also: Chiesa di Santa Perpetua , also after the function: Xenodochio di Santa Perpetua is a Roman Catholic church in Tirano at the entrance to the Poschiavo , near the Swiss border in the Italian province of Sondrio , Lombardy region and is now on the outskirts a hill (about 528  m slm ). The church belongs to the ecclesiastical region of Lombardy , the Diocese of Como , and is dedicated to Saint Perpetua .

Location and history

The origins of the church, presumably well before the 12th century , and the travelers' accommodation (Xenodochio) were centrally located at the crossroads between the Bernina route ( Via Bernina ) into Switzerland and the Lake Constance region ( Via Valtellina ) over the Bernina Pass and the northern Italian plain ( Po Valley ) to Italy. It is one of the churches that flank the former mule track , as well as z. B. Sta. Maria in Pontresina , San Pietro near Poschiavo or San Romerio near Brusio . Today the buildings are located on the outskirts of Tirano in the midst of vineyards and are easily accessible. The Poschiavino flows far below the church . The church was a regional pilgrimage site and a twin foundation to San Romerio above Brusio.

In an episcopal document of March 27, 1237 it is stated that San Romerio is connected to the complex of Santa Perpetua and that a similar community exists. By a decree of September 27, 1517 by Pope Leo X , the churches of San Romerio and Santa Perpetua were assigned with all rights and obligations to the pilgrimage church and sanctuary of Madonna di Tirano .

building

With the exception of the church, the buildings from different eras are largely dilapidated and should not be entered. The church was first mentioned in a document in the second half of the 12th century.

Outside

The church is largely made of natural stone in a Gothic architectural style from Lombardy . Remnants of plaster can be seen. The gable roofs of the buildings are covered with slate . The small Romanesque bell tower of Santa Perpetua has two-arched sound openings with blind arches and a central column each. The roof of the tower ( tent roof ) is also covered with slates. Above the sandstone-framed main entrance with a simple wooden door there is a simple round window , which has a smaller counterpart above the choir arch to the apse on the opposite side of the church building.

Inside

The interior of the church is simple and there are a few simple, dark brown pews for around 30 to 40 people. The floor is laid out with relatively coarse stone slabs and the roof has a wooden beam ceiling that is visible from below. The retracted, semicircular apse is slightly raised over a small step. On the choir arch and in the apse there are frescoes from the 14th or 12th century or earlier. These frescoes were accidentally uncovered in 1987 during the restoration of the church. The painted people are supposed to represent saints .

literature

  • E. Pedrotti, Gli xenodochi di San Remigio e di Santa Perpetua, 1957.
  • Th. Szabó: Xenodochia, hospitals and hostels - ecclesiastical and commercial hospitality in medieval Italy (7th to 14th centuries). In: HC Peyer (ed.): Hospitality, tavern and inn in the Middle Ages. Munich / Vienna 1983 (= Writings of the Historisches Kolleg. Volume 3), pp. 61–92.

Web links

Commons : Santa Perpetua  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Xenodochío - neo-Greek. : ξενοδοχείο - in the sense of accommodation and care . In Greek xenodocheion meant : hostel , place of reception for strangers; from xenos = stranger , dechomai = to take in . Xenodochia in the medieval sense could be mixed institutions that offered shelter and care for strangers and the poor, in the present case probably more for strangers. It is not known whether the Xenodochio di Santa Perpetua provided trained doctors for medical care.
  2. ↑ La chiesa di Santa Perpetua , website: santuariotirano.it, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Gianluigi Garbellini: La chiesa di Santa Perpetua di Tirano , website: distrettoculturalevaltellina.it, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ L'antico tempio bizantino Con le pitture medievali , website: leviedeitesori.com, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ TIRANO l'aquila sul castello .
  6. ↑ Martin Bundi: Tirano. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 17, 2012 , accessed October 17, 2018 .
  7. ↑ La chiesa di Santa Perpetua , website: santuariotirano.it, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ Gianluigi Garbellini: La chiesa di Santa Perpetua di Tirano , website: distrettoculturalevaltellina.it, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ La Chiesetta di Santa Perpetua , website: valtellinaturismo.com, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ Complesso di S. Perpetua - complessoTirano (SO) , website: lombardiabeniculturali.it, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ La Chiesetta di Santa Perpetua , website: valtellinaturismo.com, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ Gianluigi Garbellini: La chiesa di Santa Perpetua di Tirano , website: distrettoculturalevaltellina.it, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ Complesso di S. Perpetua - complessoTirano (SO) , website: lombardiabeniculturali.it, last accessed on October 17, 2018.
  14. ↑ La Chiesetta di Santa Perpetua , website: valtellinaturismo.com, last accessed on October 17, 2018.

Coordinates: 46 ° 13 ′ 9.2 ″  N , 10 ° 9 ′ 7.6 ″  E