have begun the work of reconstruction and embellishment of the church of Maria SS. Immaculate the "Matrix".
The work he is dealing with the construction firm of Art Geom. Hammer
Joseph, include renovation and beautification of the interior columns as well as the lowering of the high altar with its height prevents the vision of the beautiful mosaic. The most important works, however, are closing arched and the construction of a mezzanine dei locali alti detti matronei, che in seguito saranno sede di un museo parrocchiale il quale dovrebbe ospitare una pinacoteca dei molti arredi e statue sacre. La Matrice e una delle più vecchie chiese di Scilla ed ha sempre occupato lo stesso sito ( una volta chiamata piazza Santa Croce ) Nel Tempo fù distrutta dai vari terremoti e rifatta, grazie all’operosità degli scillesi, sempre più bella. In età Bizantina era intitolata alla madonna D’Itria, mentre all’epoca Normanna aveva il titolo di Santa Maria della Cattolica. Scilla nel sedicesimo secolo, 
aveva sostituito la vecchia chiesa di san Pancrazio, come centro di culto, una chiesa molto più grande che misurava palmi 114 per 43. Essa fu rovinata by the earthquake of 1599 and later rebuilt even larger 240 to 85 palms. Its shape was a Latin cross surmounted by a dome, with three naves and arches resting on sixteen columns of Carrara marble, topped by Corinthian capitals and was dedicated to St. Mary Immaculate. He had many altars, marble and dominated the main, a statue of the Immaculate Conception. with angels, carved in marble, the same one that is still in front. The Minasi in this regard, stated that "in all, this temple was one of the richest in the century that is admired in Calabria."
The beautiful church was damaged by the earthquake in 1783 was rebuilt in 1822, with the offerings of the faithful, and inaugurated in 1825. Following to further damage, it was rebuilt from scratch in a neoclassical style in 1837 and beautifully decorated in 1854 and 1878 were carried out landscaping works. Still a cataclysm almost completely destroyed, the terrible earthquake of 1908. In 1908 it was repaired and covered with brick and covered with sheets of disfiguring beautiful church there was nothing that the side walls and the facade, however, almost devoid of side two beautiful towers. On 14 June 1958, thanks to the efforts of Archbishop Santo Bergamo, concocted by Ing. Leoni, was laid the first stone.
is consecrated with great jubilation and enthusiasm of the people Scilla, Msgr Iron Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, on 11 February 1970. In This last decade, much has been done to our churches through the efforts of our beloved parish priest Don Mimmo Marturano, we saw the church of San Rocco, the great mosaic in mother-church, the restoration of the churches of Porto Salvo and St Joseph which still works and the latest interventions in the Mother Church. Much remains to be done, the facade of the Cathedral Church, the numerous interventions of restoration, therefore, hope in divine providence and the people of Scylla, who has always contributed so generously to the decorum and the splendor of its churches, we hope to see soon even the Church of the return to the ancient beauty.
The work he is dealing with the construction firm of Art Geom. Hammer
Joseph, include renovation and beautification of the interior columns as well as the lowering of the high altar with its height prevents the vision of the beautiful mosaic. The most important works, however, are closing arched and the construction of a mezzanine dei locali alti detti matronei, che in seguito saranno sede di un museo parrocchiale il quale dovrebbe ospitare una pinacoteca dei molti arredi e statue sacre. La Matrice e una delle più vecchie chiese di Scilla ed ha sempre occupato lo stesso sito ( una volta chiamata piazza Santa Croce ) Nel Tempo fù distrutta dai vari terremoti e rifatta, grazie all’operosità degli scillesi, sempre più bella. In età Bizantina era intitolata alla madonna D’Itria, mentre all’epoca Normanna aveva il titolo di Santa Maria della Cattolica. Scilla nel sedicesimo secolo, 
aveva sostituito la vecchia chiesa di san Pancrazio, come centro di culto, una chiesa molto più grande che misurava palmi 114 per 43. Essa fu rovinata by the earthquake of 1599 and later rebuilt even larger 240 to 85 palms. Its shape was a Latin cross surmounted by a dome, with three naves and arches resting on sixteen columns of Carrara marble, topped by Corinthian capitals and was dedicated to St. Mary Immaculate. He had many altars, marble and dominated the main, a statue of the Immaculate Conception. with angels, carved in marble, the same one that is still in front. The Minasi in this regard, stated that "in all, this temple was one of the richest in the century that is admired in Calabria." The beautiful church was damaged by the earthquake in 1783 was rebuilt in 1822, with the offerings of the faithful, and inaugurated in 1825. Following to further damage, it was rebuilt from scratch in a neoclassical style in 1837 and beautifully decorated in 1854 and 1878 were carried out landscaping works. Still a cataclysm almost completely destroyed, the terrible earthquake of 1908. In 1908 it was repaired and covered with brick and covered with sheets of disfiguring beautiful church there was nothing that the side walls and the facade, however, almost devoid of side two beautiful towers. On 14 June 1958, thanks to the efforts of Archbishop Santo Bergamo, concocted by Ing. Leoni, was laid the first stone.
is consecrated with great jubilation and enthusiasm of the people Scilla, Msgr Iron Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, on 11 February 1970. In This last decade, much has been done to our churches through the efforts of our beloved parish priest Don Mimmo Marturano, we saw the church of San Rocco, the great mosaic in mother-church, the restoration of the churches of Porto Salvo and St Joseph which still works and the latest interventions in the Mother Church. Much remains to be done, the facade of the Cathedral Church, the numerous interventions of restoration, therefore, hope in divine providence and the people of Scylla, who has always contributed so generously to the decorum and the splendor of its churches, we hope to see soon even the Church of the return to the ancient beauty. Placido Cardona
(Article from time to time and Scylla "SKILLEA TODAY" magazine supplementoalla Scilla - N ° 3, March 1997, Editors Choice)
0 comments:
Post a Comment