Church of the Mount of the Dead and of Mercy, Catanzaro
Although the date on the facade of the Church of Monte shows the date of 1728, the history of this sacred building, dear to the people of Catanzaro, dates back to the seventeenth century. In the fifteenth century, some Calabrian notables founded the Monte della Misericordia, through which funds were raised to carry out works of charity in the suffrage of the dead. After the capital (the mountain) was collected, a chapel for the souls of purgatory was built. In 1739 the church was consecrated. The central dome of 1769 is decorated with a painting of Saint Philip Neri surrounded by four evangelists. Inside the church, among other things, four paintings by Catanzaro Stadera from 1753 and a Madonna with angels by Giovanni Del Prete from 1642 have been preserved. On the portal a papier-mâché crucifix of the 600.
Text / Source: Comune Catanzaro
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