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Church Of San Bernardino Da Siena (Amantea)
The Church of San Bernardino da Siena is a Catholic Church, Catholic place of worship in the Italian municipality of Amantea, in the province of Cosenza in Calabria. It is situated above sea level on the street of the same name in the Tyrrhenian town. The Church (building), church, dating back to the first half of the 15th century and declared a national monument, is flanked by another smaller place of worship once home to the archconfraternity of the Immaculate Conception, the Oratory of the Nobles, and the convent of the Order of Friars Minor, Friars Minor, founded in 1436 and occupied again by the friars since 1995, after their last departure from the building in 1861.San Bernardino has also been described as "the most significant example of the architectural poetics spread by the mendicant orders in the 15th century in Calabria" (Tedesco, p. 31), and as the "civic temple" of Amantea (Fera, p. 39), a point of reference for the entire town community, not only for Christians. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amantea
Amantea ( Calabrian: ; ) is a town, former bishopric, ''comune'' (municipality) and Latin Catholic titular see in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is the twentieth municipality in the region by population, while for population density it is ranked twenty-fourth place. It is a tourist centre on the southern Tyrrhenian Sea coast. History Amantea appears as a centre of its own in the 7th century, although traces of human presence from pre-historical times onwards have been found in the area. In 839 the Arabs captured it, being ousted by the Byzantines in 889. Later it was under Norman domination. In 1269 the Amanteani rebelled against the Angevines in the name of Conradin of Hohenstaufen, but were besieged by the French and defeated. In 1638, an earthquake destroyed the town. The town is mostly known for the long resistance of its inhabitants against the French troops under Joseph Bonaparte who, in 1806–1807, attempted to conquer its castle. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
