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Via Maqueda
Via Maqueda, also known as "''Strada Nuova''" (''New Street''), is an important street of Palermo. Together with the Cassaro, Palermo, Cassaro, it represents the main axis of the historic centre and provides access to a number of important sights, including Teatro Massimo and Fontana Pretoria. The street is named after the Viceroy of Sicily Bernardino de Cárdenas y Portugal, Duque de Maqueda. History In the late sixteenth century the opening of the street was decided. It was conceived as an axis destined to cross the most ancient road of Palermo, the millennial ''Cassaro''. The creation of the street addressed the need of a more sliding traffic and the requests of the nobility, eager to have new spaces for its buildings. The work was designed in 1577 and completed in 1599, during the period of the Viceroy Maqueda. On 24 July 1600 the street was inaugurated.Ricciardelli, Fabrizio (2008), ''I luoghi del sacro: il sacro e la città fra Medioevo ed età moderna: atti del convegno, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Ninfa Dei Crociferi
The Church of Saint Nympha (Italian language, Italian: Chiesa di Santa Ninfa or Santa Ninfa dei Crociferi) is a Baroque architecture, Baroque-Renaissance architecture, Mannerist church of Palermo. The facade rises on Via Maqueda, a block north of the central intersection known as the Quattro Canti, in the Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Seralcadi (or Monte di Pietà), Seralcadi, within the historic centre of Palermo. The church belongs to the Camillians (also known as ''"Crociferi"''). History The church is dedicated to one of the female patron saints of Palermo: Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Ninfa or Nympha who had lived in Palermo was putatively martyred for her faith in the 4th century. It is one of the first buildings erected after the opening of Via Maqueda, the second most important street of the city. The order of the Camillians had been founded by the later canonized Camillus de Lellis in 1582, and rapidly spread throughout Italy. Its adherents, known for we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
