Sant'Elpidio a Mare

Sant'Elpidio a Mare is a town and comune in the province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. Geography Sant'Elpidio a Mare is on a ridge of Marche Apennine, elevation 251 metres (823 ft) above sea level, between the lower river valleys of the river Tenna and Ete Morto, 9 kilometres (6 mi) from the Adriatic Sea. History The town was originally named Cluana. The village of Cluana acquired Saint Elpidius' relics in the seventh century in exchange for the donation of a piece of land. The relics of Elpidius and his companions Eustace and Ennesius were consigned to the local inhabitants, and the town later acquired the new name of Sant'Elpidio a Mare. The relics of Elpidius are considered to have saved the town from a Lombard siege; tradition states that the saint appeared in the sky asking the inhabitants to defend the village. The city occupies the territory belonged to Cluana, the ancient Roman city bathed by the river Chienti destroyed by the Goths in the early 400. 887 was founded one of the oldest and most powerful Benedictine abbeys of the Marches' s "Imperial Abbey of the Holy Cross to Chienti." The medieval village with the name of the Castle of Sant 'Elpidio, located in the eleventh century on the hill on top of which is home to the Church of Our Lady of Light. Elevated to the rank of a free commune in 1250 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor gave him the construction of a port between the rivers Chienti and Tenna. It was in later centuries the center of bitter hostility from neighboring Fermo. Destroyed in 1328 by the troops of Mercenary from Monteverde was destroyed again by the Ghibelline Rinaldo from Monteverde in 1376 and in 1377. In 1380 the Elpidiensi rebuilt the country of the church on the hill at the top of the Piazza Giacomo Matteotti is bounded by the Parish of Sant'Elpidio Abate, from the tower of Jerusalem, Lateranenze the Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy and the town hall. In 1431 the Army of Francesco Sforza penetrates the walls and sacked the town. In 1797, on the hill of the Capuchins General Rusca Army of Napoleon Bonaparte local Militias loyal to the Pope and encompasses the country in the Department of Tronto, with capital Fermo. In 1828 Pope Leo XII issues a bubble which gives him the title of City. During the Second World War, the territory was administered by the Italian Social Republic. In 1952, Porto Sant 'Elpidio becomes an independent municipality, for which the territory of the municipality decreases of 18.14 km ². Toponym The historical name of locality is documented by a parchment eleventh century was "Sancto Elpidio Majore" to distinguish it from other places in Sant'Elpidio Morico Brand Fermana. The abbreviation of "majore" in "ma.re" is then changed to "the sea". Monuments and places of interest Religious architecture Imperial Abbey of the Holy Cross to Chienti Founded, according to tradition, in 887 on a pre-existing religious edifice. The heyday of the Benedictine abbey is between the tenth and the twelfth century in which benefits from expansions in the Romanesque style. In 1790 the bishop stop Minnucci reduces the abbey complex structure for agricultural use decreeing his downfall and reducing the area of the functions to one central nave. After more than two centuries of neglect to misuse the basilica structure is affected by a restoration began in March 2006 aimed at restoration of primitive type and the consequent re-opened to the public, took place in 2010. Church of Our Lady of the Enlightenment It was built in the thirteenth century with the original name of St. Augustine Church. The King of France during the fourteenth ecumenical council, which opened in Lyon 7 May 1274 and ending 17 July 1274 gives a sign of deep devotion to the Blessed Clement eminent personality of the Augustinian Order, was beatified by Pope Clement XIII in 1761, a plug the crown of Jesus Christ. The Friar donates Precious Gift to the Convent of Sant 'Elpidio when studied among others St. Nicholas of Tolentino and St. James of the Marches. Entering the Parish Sant'Elpidio Abate to the right of the Pavisa depicts the Blessed Clement with the Holy Thorn welcomed by Elpidiensi. On the night of 8 September 1377 the army led by Rinaldo from Monteverde deprived the Church of the Precious Relic which is currently preserved in the Church of St. Augustine in Fermo. Ancient Temple is the base, most of the high facade and inside the marble altar in Gothic style built in 1371 in Istrian stone to accommodate the precious relic and the painting of Our Lady of the Enlightenment of the fifteenth century depicting the Madonna and Child. [3]. Parish Sant'Elpidio Abate Built in the thirteenth century as a parish church in 1590 will be assigned the title of Collegiate simple, 11 October 1591 Pope Gregory XIV raised it to the Illustrious and Collegiate in 1857 by Pope Pius IX to Perinsigne Collegiate. The original construction preserves the apse and a large part of the external structure. The facade built in the second half of the thirties of the twentieth century in neo-Romanesque style boasts the presence of a rose and a mosaic in the lunette of the portal depicting Sant'Elpidio supported by the Disciples Ennesio and Eustathius. The side of the church that marks the square Giacomo Matteotti 5 windows retains the original building of the thirteenth century, the rest was almost entirely rebuilt in 1639. The interior has been designed in a neoclassical style. Behind the main altar of the sixteenth century has received a relief of a Roman sarcophagus in Parian marble of the fourth century depicting a hunting scene with the lion and it houses the bones of the patron Sant'Elpidio Abate and the Disciples Sant ' Ennesio and Sant'Eustasio. Above the high altar Nicola Monti made at the end of the eighteenth century a framework in which depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Assumption. The exhibition altar dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto, built in Baroque style by Angelo Scoccianti in the right transept of the church in 1702, is the largest of the Marches. The wooden work whose beauty is enhanced by the presence of gilding, contains two leaves of the junction which creates a high relief of the Annunciation, the statue of Our Lady of Loreto. The left transept houses a painting by Jacopo Palma il Giovane depicting the feet of Christ and St. Anthony Sant'Elpidio. The Church has a baptismal font in the Renaissance style. The organ built in 1765 by Gaetano Callido and placed above the main entrance is one of the most impressive works of the author. The large marble balustrade, built in the mid-nineteenth century to a design by the architect Salvatori, is decorated with four bronze statues depicting Sant'Elpidio Abbot, Blessed Clemente Briotti, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Catherine of Siena, and defines Chorus and the statues of the Madonna and Sant'Elpidio. The Treasure of the Parish hosts the liturgical vestment worn by Cardinal Cesare Brancadoro. Church of St. John It was the church of the Monastery of the Benedictine Sisters dedicated to St. John. The facade built in the nineteenth century stands at the beginning of Via Cunicchio. Church of St. Augustine It was built in honor of St. Anthony in the fourteenth century. After the destruction of the Augustinian convent in 1377 was rededicated to St. Augustine. It features a stone portal decorated with candelabra of 1505 that embellishes the lovely baroque facade. Restored in 1760 and closed for worship in the early twentieth century, it housed religious services during the restoration of the interior of the parish of Abbot Sant'Elpidio the beginning of the twenty-first century. The interior is graced by the presence of fillers and a chorus (1760). Housed the altar dedicated to the Blessed Clement Briotti visible at the Church of Sant 'Elpidio Abate and oil on canvas by Vincenzo Pagani "Madonna in Glory with Child and Saints" preserved in the Art Gallery of Ripatransone. Church of Saint Francis Built in the fourteenth century, contains inside the canvas Tizianello of 1564, two paintings by Ripani. Lateran Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy Begun in 1575, the outside has a wooden door and two dials at the top and from left to right respectively indicate the time Italic and astronomy. Inside a canvas of the painter Andrea Ancona Lilli "The Miracle of Santa Marta" in 1602; frescoes by Andrea Boscoli of 1603 and three paintings depicting "The Marriage of the Virgin", "The Nativity '" and "Our Lady of Mercy "the frescoes of the vault by Cristoforo Roncalli of the seventeenth century, a body of Gaetano Callido Peter Nacchini 1785 and 1757. The Basilica, managed dall'Arciconfraternita of Mary of Mercy was built 1 June 1399, is since 1974 the seat of the organ Elpidiense. Church of St. Joseph Construction began in 1576 along with former Convent of the Capuchins. Pittoree the works carried out in 1758 by Filippo Ricci "The Dream of St. Joseph" and "The Marriage of the Virgin" adorn the interior. Church of St. Philip Blacks Founded in 1735 and completed in 1789. Inside the vaulted ceiling was painted with tempera technique by the artist Giovan Battista Ripani. The nave is surrounded by Corinthian columns, statues of St. Peter and Paul and paintings depicting the "Marriage of the Virgin", l '"Adoration of the Shepherds" and "Trinity, the Virgin and the Angels." The church houses the altar of Nicola Monti depicting The Ecstasy of St. Philip Blacks who explains the text "Dilatasti Cor Meum" held on the altar by two Cherubim. Carlo Gavardini is the author of four canvases, from top left "The Annunciation" from the lower left "The Visitation" right on top "Flight into Egypt", right below "The Presentation in the Temple." The Church preserves the organ of the Venetian master Gaetano Callido 1794. Oratorio dei Filippini Built in the eighteenth century on the instructions of the architect Giuseppe Valadier. Sacred Heart Church Creation of the nineteenth century. Church of the Blessed Sacrament The church was built in the thirteenth century by the Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem was later almost completely rebuilt, is an exception portal of entry remained intact. Church of St. Catherine Church of the Convent of Friars Minor Tower Jerusalem Flow through in the sixteenth century by the Knights Hospitallers (one of the variants of the name of the order that was born in Jerusalem in 1048 by the Merchants of Maritime Republic of Amalfi, they decided to form a church in the Holy City, a convent and a hospital), the tower was built at the highest point of the city. The square tower is about 28 metres (92 ft) high and about 8.19 metres (26.9 ft) long. It is characterized by outer walls 1.60 metres (5.2 ft) thick and a floor plan reminiscent of the Cross of St. John. The front door is surmounted by a lunette of tenth-century early Christian relief that is an allegorical figure of the Crucifixion of Christ. An element indicates that the tradition comes from the Abbey of the Holy Cross at the Imperial Chienti. In the second half of the seventeenth century, on the tower were added two bells, the largest is dedicated to Christ, the Virgin Mary, to St. Nicholas and Sant'Elpidio Patron of the town, and on the east side of the tower in place of a mechanical watch below the eight-pointed cross of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and above an altar (1893) dedicated to the protagonists of the unification of Italy: Vittorio Emanuele II, Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Giuseppe Mazzini. Civil architectures Walls The town contains the remains of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of the walls thirteenth and fourteenth century) Medieval and only three of the seven original doors. Via Towers offers a magnificent view of the surrounding municipalities and of the Sibillini Mountains. Port Channel The defensive architecture built in the fourteenth century, is the only original door still intact. On its walls was set in 1527, a stone bas-relief depicting Sant'Elpidio a horse appeared in a battle against the Saracens. Porta Marina Rebuilt at the beginning of the nineteenth century after being destroyed by the cannons of Napoleon's army in 1797. Porta Romana Entirely rebuilt during the fascist era (1930). Town Hall Built in the fourteenth century to perform the function of the Palazzo dei Priori, was renovated in the sixteenth century following the directions of the architect Pellegrino Tibaldi. The facade is in classic style. It houses a historical archive. Theatre Louis Cicconi 1870 made the construction of a project by Irenaeus Aleandri retains only the neoclassical façade. The interior has been completely redone in the years 1952 to 1953. Fountain of Pupa Made to celebrate the installation of the water supply of the city. Launched on 16 September 1907. Marquis of Santa Caterina The complex built in the eighteenth century by the family of Nannerini is enriched in some rooms with frescoes on the walls. The historical archives of the Falconi Family testifies to the social prestige covered by the penultimate owners of the villa. The Church of St. Catherine in which the parish is the heart of the same name. Villa Maggiori Colonna Villa San Lorenzo Villa Brancadoro The building retains the walls next to the tower of an ancient monastery of the thirteenth century. Palazzo Montalto Nannerini The Palace of Cardinal Peretti Montalto nephew of Sixtus V, becomes the property of the Marquis of Nannerini Nannarini, then the order of the Oblates Salesian Monastery, the Benedictine Nuns, and finally the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Now its rooms are home to the Contrada San Giovanni. Building Manlio-Fratalocchi Palace Brancadoro Built in the early nineteenth century by Cardinal Cesare Brancadoro. Palazzo Bartolucci Godolini Palace Errighi Palazzo Sinibaldi Odoardi Palace Fassitelli Museums Archives Keep manuscripts dating from the ninth century, parchment, bubbles Papal and Imperial. Civic art gallery Located in the ancient convent of the Philippines, contains within it the Coronation of the Virgin Altarpiece of the fifteenth century by Vittore Crivelli consists of 18 panels made with the technique of egg tempera on wood in which the painter depicts top from left to right St. Anthony of Padua, Sant'Elpidio, Madonna, The Messiah, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Bernardine of Siena, in the center from left to right St. Bonaventure, St. John the Baptist, The Coronation of the Virgin St. Francis of Assisi, Saint Louis of Toulouse, and the bottom six small panels. Within the picture gallery are preserved two other works by the painter Veneto, a triptych of coping "Visitation of the Virgin to St. Elizabeth," which consists of four panels made with the technique of egg tempera on wood and a painting of a Franciscan Monaco. Outstanding are the works by De Hernestus Schaychis "Madonna del Rosario", Nicola Monti "The Virgin with the Child in her arms" and Jerome Tooth "Assumption of the Virgin." The building restored by the architect Giuseppe Valadier, it also houses the hall of silver which contains fine works of gold and silver produced from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth century. The art collection contains works of contemporary graphic Bruscaglia, Cagli, Capozucca, Ciarrocchi, Licata, Pierleoni Offidani, Sanchini and Trubbiani. Shoe museum The museum house slippers, clogs, sandals, shoes and boots products from the Middle Ages as well as in Italy and in other European countries, India, China, Africa, Canada and Latin America. The museum also houses antique prints, calzatoi and equipment and machinery that shoemakers have used in the past for the production of their product. The museum is also home to the shoes worn by Popes Leo XIII, Pope John XXIII and John Paul II. Fossil museum Set within the Noble Contrada of St. John houses artifacts of the era Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Neozoic. Astronomical observatory Inaugurated on 8 December 1986 through the efforts of Professor John Tombolini, who was responsible for the creation and management. It has a reflecting telescope of 254 millimetres (10.0 in) in diameter and is open to the public on Mondays from 22:00 to 24:00. In 2005 also the Astrophysics and scientific Disclosing Italian Margherita Hack crossed the front door of the structure that has had the honor of hosting the first national seminar of gnomonic. Celebrations, traditions and folklore Patron saint It occurs on 2 September of each year. Contention bucket Born in 1953 is the first reenactment of the Marches (second Sunday of August). City Middle Ages Established in 1993 to commemorate the life of the city in the fourteenth century (the last week of July). Notable people Fassitelli Alessandro (1269–1326), theologian; Andrea Bacci (1524–1600), physician, scientist, enologist. He was the author of De Thermis summary of his research on the therapeutic properties of the water, and natural vinorum De historia, treated on the cultivation of vines, wine, wine classification and recruitment procedures to enhance physical health. Francesco Palombi (1560–1620), Doctor of the University Utroque general Fermo and Perugia Maggiori Alessandro (Fermo, 1764–1834), art collector; Brancadoro Cesare (1755–1837), Cardinal; Amedeo Berdini (1919–London, 1964), Tenor; Graziano Giusti (1924–2001), actor; Diego Della Valle (1953), Entrepreneur; Antonio Santori (1961–2007), Poet; Andrea Della Valle (1965), Entrepreneur; Roberto Ripa (1967), Team manager; Moltheni (1968), singer-songwriter; Mirko Cudini (1973), footballer AC Monza; Rodolfo Rombaldoni (1976), basketball player; Federico Moretti (1983), volleyball player. See also Porto Sant'Elpidio References External links Media related to Sant'Elpidio a Mare at Wikimedia Commons History of the town