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Sanctuary Of The Madonna Del Carmine, Riccia
The Sanctuary of the Madonna del Carmine, also called for short ''Santuario del Carmine'' is a 19th-century Roman Catholic church located in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History The Carmelite order had established themselves in Riccia by 1238, and remained till this small convent was suppressed by Pope Innocent X in 1653. Medieval frescoes decorated the church that had existed at the site prior the present structure, however, it was rebuilt and refurbished over the centuries, eliminating the early decoration. By the early 1500s, it had become a site for devotion to the ''Vergine del Carmelo'' (Our Lady of Mount Carmel). In 1863–1864, the ancient church was razed and rebuilt in an octagonal layout. An inscription on the portal recalls that the church was rebuilt in gratitude to the ebbing of the 1854 cholera epidemic. The interior has a triptych depicting a ''Madonna and the prophets Elias and Eliseo''. Below are saints John the Bapt ...
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Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upo ...
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Santissima Annunciata, Riccia
The Church of the Santissima Annunciata or Annunziata is a 14th-century Roman Catholic religious structure located on Via Zaburri in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History The church was built in 1378 with a Gothic style portal with ogival arch. The columns retain capitals with animal and floral decorations as is typical of Romanesque architecture. The portal has a symbol of the Paschal lamb. Documents cite foundation of the Church by a confraternity which appears to have assembled from foreigners, mainly from Slavic regions from across the Adriatic, who had moved into the region. On the left of the church rises a belltower with a clock. The tower was rebuilt in 1890 to replace the previous one dating from 1787, which had been damaged by an earthquake in 1805. The interior has a number of paintings, including a main altarpiece depicting an ''Annunciation'' by an unknown artist; a ''Deposition'' by Adamo Rossi. The baptismal font i ...
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Octagonal Churches In Italy
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19th-century Roman Catholic Church Buildings In Italy
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Roman Catholic Churches In Riccia
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Monument To The Fallen, Riccia
The Monument to the Fallen () is located in Piazza Giacomo Sedati in the town of Riccia in the region of Molise, Italy. The bronze sculpture, by Enzo Puchetti, was built after the First World War and inaugurated in August 1925. The work, by a sculptor who created works for the fascist government, has a subtle irredentist message and depicts a local farmer from Riccia supporting a wounded warrior, while another youth below, in anticipation of future battles, asks for the fallen's laurel wreath. The names of those fallen during the Second World War were added subsequently.Pro Loco Riccia
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Santa Maria Delle Grazie, Riccia
Santa Maria delle Grazie, also known as the ''Church of the Beato Stefano Corumano'' is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church near Largo Nicola Gioia, near the Piano della Cavallerizza in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History A church at this site was founded in antiquity, by the 4th or 5th century. It was rebuilt across the centuries, replacing the primitive construction. The main reconstruction was in 1500 under the patronage of Bartolomeo III, as announced in the facade frieze. The simple and severe facade is made of white stone with a single small oculus above the central portal, almost devoid of decoration except for the shield of the Capua family atop in the center and a frieze dedication atop the portal to the Madonna delle Grazie. Atop the frieze is not a blank niche where the frescoed image of the virgin was once place. At the flanks of the facade are Doric pilasters; at top, a triangular tympanum. Inside, the arches on ...
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Immacolata Concezione, Riccia
Immacolata Concezione ("Immaculate Conception", Italian: ''Chiesa dell'Immacolata''), also called the ''Convent of the Cappuccini'', is a Roman Catholic church located on Piazza Umberto I in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History In 1679, the church and convent of the Capuchins was erected upon the ruins of the former Convent of the Celestine Order. The austere stone facade, rusticated inferiorly, has bronze doors; the lunettes above have a relief depicting the ''Immaculate Conception and Jesus'' by the sculptor Ettore Marinelli. On the roof of the main entrance is a much restored fresco of ''St Francis of Assisi receiving the Stigmata'' (1696) by an unknown painter. The church also has a painting of the ''Immaculate Conception with the Holy Spirit and St Joseph and Saints'' (1685) by Benedetto Brunetti.
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Santa Maria Assunta, Riccia
Santa Maria Assunta or the Chiesa dell’Assunta is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History The church is medieval and rebuilt and enlarged in the 18th century with reconsecration in 1765. The Romanesque-style portal derives from the 13th-century has foliage and animal symbols, and in the cornice frieze, it has the heraldic signs of the families of Bartolomeo de Capua and Aurelia Orsini. On the left, at the end of the nave, the ribs of the ceiling of the chapel have gothic-style arches with spiral motifs. The church contains an altarpiece depicting the ''Dormition of the Virgin'' (circa 1480) attributed to Silvestro Buono, a Neapolitan pupil of Antonio Solario. In the opposite wall is the painting of a local hermit, the ''Blessed Stefano Corumano with Virgin and Child''. The main altar was made of marble and pietra dura ''Pietra dura'' (), ''pietre dure'' () or intarsia lapidary ( see below ...
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Philomena
Philomena ( ), also known as Saint Philomena (; ) or Philomena of Rome ( 10 January 291 10 August 304) was a virgin (title)#Virgin martyrs, virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on May 24–25, 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription, (i.e. "Peace be unto you, Philomena"), that was taken to indicate that her name (in the Latin of the inscription) was ''Filumena'' (), the English form of which is ''Philomena''. Philomena is the patron saint of infants, babies, and youth, and is known as "The Wonderworker". The remains were moved to Mugnano del Cardinale in 1805. There, they became the focus of widespread devotion; several miracles were credited to Philomena's intercession, including the healing of Pauline Jaricot in 1835, which received wide publicity. John Vianney attributed to her intercession the extraordinary cures that others attributed to him. From 1837 to 1961, celebration of her feast day was approved for regional cal ...
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Latin Church
The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' churches in full communion with the pope; the other 23 are collectively referred to as the Eastern Catholic Churches, and they have approximately 18 million members combined. The Latin Church is directly headed by the pope in his role as the bishop of Rome, whose ''cathedra'' as a bishop is located in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy. The Latin Church both developed within and strongly influenced Western culture; as such, it is sometimes called the Western Church (), which is reflected in one of the pope's traditional titles in some eras and contexts, the Patriarch of the West. It is also known as the Roman Church (), the Latin Catholic Church, and in some contexts as the Roman Catholic (t ...
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Cholera
Cholera () is an infection of the small intestine by some Strain (biology), strains of the Bacteria, bacterium ''Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea lasting a few days. Vomiting and muscle cramps may also occur. Diarrhea can be so severe that it leads within hours to severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. This can in turn result in Enophthalmia, sunken eyes, cold or cyanotic skin, decreased skin elasticity, wrinkling of the hands and feet, and, in severe cases, death. Symptoms start two hours to five days after exposure. Cholera is caused by a number of Serotype, types of ''Vibrio cholerae'', with some types producing more severe disease than others. It is spread mostly by Waterborne diseases, unsafe water and Foodborne illness, unsafe food that has been contaminated with human feces containing the bacteria. Undercooked shellfish is a common source. Humans are the only known host fo ...
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