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Church of Saint Roch and Saint Francis of Paola, Pizzo

Church of Saint Roch and Saint Francis of Paola, Pizzo

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Church of Saint Roch and Saint Francis of Paola, Pizzo

Name: Church of Saint Roch and Saint Francis of Paola, Pizzo
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Location: Pizzo, Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy

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BarneySchmid

October 19, 2018

Beautiful monastery church, next to it is a large viewing terrace with a magnificent view of Pizzo

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JakobusPilger

May 18, 2023

One of the few saints who is also highly valued outside of Christianity is San Francesco, known in the German-speaking world as Francis of Assisi. Francis was born in Assisi in 1181/82 and died as early as 1226. In his youth, the son of wealthy parents, he was more of a bon vivant, but later he turned to Christ. In the half-ruined little church of San Damiano, on the hillside outside the city walls of Assisi, he was praying one day and heard the voice of Christ coming down from the cross, urging him to “rebuild his church”. At first he took this request literally and restored the church building, later he came to realize that this is primarily about the church as the community of believers.
Francis became a role model for many people, they joined him and the "Order of the Friars Minor" (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) of Francis of Assisi came into being. Today in the broad Franciscan religious family there are three male branches: the Franciscans, the Minorites and the Capuchins; and two females: the Franciscans and the Poor Clares. In addition, there is the "Third" or "Secular" order, which women and men who do not take the classic vows of the order (poverty, chastity and obedience) and continue to live in their family and their profession can join.

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Andi

May 14, 2024

The Church of San Rocco and San Francesco da Paola in Pizzo was built in the 16th century in gratitude for being saved from a terrible plague epidemic that had struck the city. The church, located not far from the Church of Purgatory, was originally dedicated only to San Rocco, but also had attached the structure of the convent of the brothers of the Order of the Minimists of Saint Francis of Paola, which was temporarily dissolved there at the end of the 18th century. with the establishment of the Holy Fund and at the beginning of the 19th century. with the French. In 1973 it was recognized as a parish and dedicated to San Rocco and San Francesco di Paola. With the unification of Italy it was used as a barracks and then as a hospital. The earthquake of 1905 partially destroyed the upper part of the high wall structure of the church, so it was rebuilt in 1907 with the participation of the entire population.
Source: catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/ArchitecturalOrLandsc

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