Santuario di Santa Caterina

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The Santuario di Santa Caterina with the Portico dei Comuni d'Italia , in the background the Basilica of San Domenico
Facade of the Oratorio di Santa Caterina in Via Santa Caterina
15th century fountain in the courtyard behind the Portico dei Comuni d'Italia (Archway of the Italian Communes)

The Santuario di Santa Caterina (also called Santuario Cateriniano) is a sanctuary in Siena , which is dedicated to St. Catherine of Siena . It is also her birthplace.

location

The sanctuary is located within the city walls in the third third of the city, Terzo di Camollia, between the Contraden Drago (dragon) on the north side and Oca (goose) on the south. The complex itself is still in the area of ​​the Oca and is surrounded by the streets Vicolo del Campaccio , Via Camporegio and Via Santa Caterina (formerly Via dei Tintori) and crossed by the Vicolo del Tiratorio . The entrance area is on the Costa di Sant'Antonio , from where the Santurio is entered via the inner courtyard, now called Portico dei Comuni d'Italia . The sanctuary includes the room of the saints (Camera della santa), the church Chiesa del Crocifisso , the sacristy and the oratorios Oratorio di Santa Caterina (now the Museum of the Contrada Oca), Oratorio della Tintoria ( Dyer's prayer house , now also from the Contrada Oca), and the Oratorio della Cucina .

history

The building belonged to the association of Arte della Lana ( wool art ) and was given to the father of the saint, the dyer Jacobo Benincasa, as a place of work and accommodation. Later it was taken over by the dyer Antonio Minuccio from San Gimignano . The city of Siena acquired the house with donations from Marco di Pietro di Antonio, a Senese banker, and Pier Paolo di Cecco Sozzini, a Senese trader, on January 28, 1466 for 90 Fiorini d'Oro . At the instigation of the contrada residents of the Oca, work began on converting the property into a sanctuary of Santa Caterina. First, the father's workplace, the so-called Tintoria (dyeing workshop), was transformed into the Oratorio di Santa Caterina and the associated facade was built in Via Santa Caterina. The Oratorio della Tintoria was built between 1466 and 1474 by Francesco di Duccio del Guasta and Corso di Bastiano. In 1877 the facade was completely renovated by the architect Giuseppe Partini . The Oratorio della Cucina is considered to be the kitchen of the Benincasa family, but was decisively redesigned in 1546 when the dividing walls to the adjoining rooms were torn down. The Chiesa del Crocifisso was born on April 23, 1623 by Alessandro Petrucci, Archbishop of Siena , consecrated . The saint's room (Camera della santa) was restored in 1874, but the basic structure was not changed. In 1896 the room was decorated with frescoes by Alessandro Franchi (* 1838 in Prato - † 1913 in Siena). The room contains the so-called Cubiculum (also called Cella di Santa Caterina ), a small, approx. 1 x 2 meter niche in which the saint is said to have sought rest on the bare stone floor.

Since Catherine of Siena was named the patron saint of Italy on June 18, 1939, the city began to build the Portico dei Comuni d'Italia (archway of the Italian municipalities) in 1941 , which was not completed until 1947 due to the Second World War. The name comes from the fact that every Italian commune made a contribution to the value of a brick. The portico is located in today's inner courtyard and was built on the site of the demolished church of Sant'Antonio Abate, which was moved to the Basilica di San Domenico . Of the original structures, only the fountain from the 15th century remained.

Works of art (selection)

Chiesa del Crocifisso

Camera della Santa

  • Girolamo di Benvenuto : Santa Caterina che riceve le Stimmate dal Crocefisso (oil painting on wood, around 1505)
  • Alessandro Franchi : Caterina si recide i lunghi capelli (fresco, created in 1896)
  • Alessandro Franchi: Caterina dona la veste a Gesù Pellegrino (fresco, created in 1896)
  • Alessandro Franchi: Sposalizio mistico da Santa Caterina da Siena (fresco, created in 1896)
  • Pietro Repossi: Santa Caterina in estasi (Cubiculum, marble statue , made in 1940)

Chiesa del Crocifisso

  • Sebastiano Conca : Santa Caterina davanti al papa in Avignone (oil painting on canvas)
  • Rutilio Manetti and Domenico Manetti : Esaltazione di Santa Caterina accolta alla Madonna (1638)
  • Giuseppe Nicola Nasini : Estasi di Santa Caterina e Santa Caterina che scrive ispirata da San Tommaso e da San Giovanni (oil painting on canvas)
  • Giuseppe Nicola Nasini: Gloria ed Esaltazione di Santa Caterina (fresco, created between 1701 and 1703)
  • Bartolomeo Neroni (Il Riccio): Santa Caterina e San Girolamo
  • Galgano Perpignani: Santa Caterina assalita dai soldati fiorentini (created in 1765)
  • Francesco Vanni : Meditazione (created 1591)

Oratorio della Cucina

Oratorio della Cucina
Canonizzazione di S.Caterina da Siena by Francesco Vanni (created in 1600)
  • Alessandro Casolani : Beato Giovanni Colombini (oil painting on canvas)
  • Alessandro Casolani: Consegna delle chiavi di Castel Sant'Angelo (oil painting on canvas, created between 1582 and 1583)
  • Bernardino Fungai : Santa Caterina che riceve le Stimmate, con la Madonna in Gloria (oil painting on canvas, made in 1496)
  • Bernardino Fungai: Quattro fratelli della compagnia (oil painting on canvas, made in 1496)
  • Bernardino Fungai: Santa Caterina davanti al papa (oil painting on canvas, made in 1496)
  • Bernardino Fungai: Visione di Santa Caterina (oil painting on canvas, made in 1496)
  • Bartolomeo Neroni: Gesù che offre a Santa Caterina la crocetta (written in 1567)
  • Bartolomeo Neroni: Padre Eterno fiancheggiato da due Profeti (created in 1567)
  • Bartolomeo Neroni: Santa Caterina dona la veste a Gesù pellegrino (created in 1567)
  • Cristoforo Roncalli (called Il Pomarancio ): Visione della Santa (oil painting on canvas, created in Rome in 1582 )
  • Cristoforo Roncalli: Gregorio XI, esortato da Caterina, riporta la sede papale a Roma (oil painting on canvas, created in Rome in 1583 )
  • Arcangelo Salimbeni : Sposalizio mistico di Santa Caterina da Siena (oil painting on canvas, created in 1578 based on plans by Riccio )
  • Pietro Sorri : Santa Caterina libera una indemoniata (oil painting on canvas, created in Venice in 1587 )
  • Francesco Vanni: Canonizzazione di S.Caterina da Siena (created in 1600)

Oratorio della Tintoria

  • Neroccio di Bartholomeo di Benedetto de 'Landi : Santa Caterina (wooden statue, made in 1475)
  • Girolamo del Pacchia : Voice atizzazione di Santa Caterina da Siena (fresco, created in 1525)
  • Sebastiano Folli : Riconciliazione coi fiorentini ottenuta dalla santa senese (fresco, created in 1607)
  • Sebastiano Folli: Ritorno di Caterina a firenze: Missione di Caterina ad Avignone presso papa Gregorio XI (fresco, created in 1607)
  • Ventura Salimbeni : Santa Caterina aggredita dalla soldataglia fiorentina (created in 1604)

literature

Web links

Commons : Santuario di Santa Caterina  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′ 12.2 "  N , 11 ° 19 ′ 43.8"  E