Sant'Anna ("Saint Anne", also called ''Sant'Anna Cappuccini'') is a Catholic church in

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, in the

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, southern

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. It is annexed to the former monastery of the Capuchine friars and it belongs to the (FEC).Il patrimonio del Fondo edifici di culto
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History

The Church was built between 1630 and 1634, and the ex friary between 1633 and 1636. Both of them were constructed because of the necessity of the Capuchine friars (who lived in a monastery annexed to a Church inside the cemetery of Cappuccini until 1566Cataldo, Carlo (1982). Guida storico-artistica dei beni culturali di Alcamo-Calatafimi-Castellammare del Golfo. Alcamo: Sarograf. needed to get near the town. In 1866 the Capuchine friary was abolished. The

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of Sant'Anna, called by people from Alcamo "Li Scappuccini"http://www.trapaninostra.it/libri/carlo_cataldo/Splendori_della_memoria/Splendori_della_memoria-04.pdf Carlo Cataldo, "Splendori della memoria", p. 49 was created in 1947.

Description and works

The Church is with a single

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, has a

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and seven chapels, embellished by

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made by Leonardo Mirabile and Giovanni Dato, while the frescoes on the nave and the

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were realized by Eugenio Ligotti and Salvatore Gagliano from Palermo. This is the list of the works: * The baptistry, dating back to 1948, houses a marble christening

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adorned with an angel on its top. * High altar: since 1949 there has been a

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group of statues of

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with the young Madonna, made by Luigi Santifaller and his firm. In the left chapels, starting from those nearer to the altar: * In the first chapel: a wooden group representing the Most Holy Crucifix, Saint John and

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. The statues of Our Lady of Sorrows and Saint John were realized by Michele Valenza (1708–1790) from

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. * In the second chapel (formerly dedicated to Saint Anne and with a painting of the Visitation): a wooden representation of the Holy Heart of Jesus, carved by Giuseppe Stuflesser from Ortisei. * In the third chapel (once dedicated to the Madonna of Purity): a wooden statue of the

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, realized by Luigi Santifaller's firm. In the right chapels, following the same order, you can see: * In the first chapel: a painting on canvas assigned to Felice da

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(a friar), representing

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, Our Lady and the Infant Jesus with the Blessed Bernardo from Corleone and

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at their feet. * In the second chapel: a canvas painting made in 1916 by Leonardo Mirabile from Alcamo and representing Our Lady of Confusion. This painting is a copy of that one made by Giuseppe Renda dedicated to

, kept in the

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, and stolen in 1979. * In the third chapel: a wooden statue of

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, carved by Ludovico Mirabella from Alcamo (the father of the historian Francesco Maria Mirabella). * In the

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, next to the entrance:

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, a beautiful painting made by the Flemish school. The representations of the 14 stations of the

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, which are on the walls of the church. were also made by Felice da Sambuca, a friar. In the

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there is a little

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statue of Our Lady of Trapani and a painting of the Finding of

Our Lady of Miracles Our Lady of Miracles (or Madonna of Miracles) is the patron saint of the town of Alcamo. Historical hints The cult of Madonna of Miracles in Alcamo dates back to 21 June 1547, the day people remember the Madonna's apparition to some women near ...

made by fra Felice da Sambuca), which once were probably kept in the chapel of the Madonna of Purity, together with the paintings of

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(later placed on the right side of the church's entrance) and that of Saint Anne. Inside the ex friary there are also some paintings on canvas, kept in one of the church chapels until 1884, representing

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’ betrayal,

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' capture and

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with the sleeping Infant Child.

References

Sources

* * * http://www.trapaninostra.it/libri/carlo_cataldo/Splendori_della_memoria/Splendori_della_memoria-04.pdf Carlo Cataldo, "Splendori della memoria", p. 49.

External links

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Anne Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), Annie a ...

History

Description and works

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