Church of Saint Anne (Alcamo)
| Church of Saint Anne | |
|---|---|
 The façade of the church of Saint Anne | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Alcamo, Trapani, Italy |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Territory | Alcamo |
| State | Italy |
| Province | Trapani |
| Region | Sicily |
| Patron | Saint Anne |
| Groundbreaking | 1630-1634 |
The Church of Saint Anne (also called Church of Sant'Anna Cappuccini) is a Catholic Church in Alcamo, in Trapani Province.
It is annexed to the ex monastry of the Capuchine friars[1] and it belongs to the Fondo Edifici di Culto (FEC).[2]
History
The Church was built between 1630 and 1634, while the ex friary between 1633 and 1636. Both of them were constructed because of the necessity of the Capuchine friars (who lived in a monastry annexed to a Church inside the cemetery of Cappuccini until 1566[1][3]) needed to get near the town.[1][3]
In 1866 the Capuchine friary was abolished.[1]
The parish of Sant'Anna,[1] called by people from Alcamo "Li Scappuccini"[4] had origin in 1947.
Description and works
The Church is with a single nave,[1] has a baptistry and 7 chapels,[1] embellished by frescoes made by Leonardo Mirabile and Giovanni Dato,[3] while the frescoes on the nave and the vault were realized by Eugenio Ligotti and Salvatore Gagliano[3] from Palermo.
The baptistry, dating back to 1948, houses a marble christening font adorned with an angel, put on its top.[3]
Since 1949 on the altar there is a wooden group of statues of Saint Anne with the young Madonna, made by Luigi Santifaller and his firm.[3]
In the left chapels, starting from those nearer to the altar and going towards the main exit, you can see:
- In the first chapel: a wooden group representing the Most Holy Crucifix, Saint John and Our Lady of Sorrows. The statues of Our Lady of Sorrows and Saint John were realized by Michele Valenza (1708-1790).[3]
- In the second chapel (formerly dedicated to Saint Anne): a wooden representation of the Holy Heart of Jesus, carved by Giuseppe Stuflesser from Ortisei.[3]
- In the third chapel (dedicated to the Madonna of Purity in ancient times): a wooden statue of the Our Lady of Lourdes, realized by Luigi Santifaller’s firm.[3]
In the right chapels, following the same order, you can see:
- In the first chapel: a painting on canvas assigned to Felice da Sambuca (a friar), representing Saint Joseph, the Madonna with the Infant Jesus with the Blessed Bernardo da Corleone and Saint Rosalia at their foot.[3]
- In the second chapel: a canvas painting made in 1916 by Leonardo Mirabile from Alcamo and representing the Madonna of Confusion.[5] This painting is a copy of that one made by Giuseppe Renda dedicated to Our Lady o Sorrows, which was kept in the Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù (Alcamo), from where it was stolen in 1979.[3]
- In the third chapel: a wooden statue of Saint Francis, carved by Ludovico Mirabella from Alcamo (the father of the historian Francesco Maria Mirabella).[3]
The representations of the 14 stations of the Cross, which are on the walls of the church.[3] were also made by Felice da Sambuca, a friar.[3]
In the sacristy there is a little alabaster statue of the Madonna di Trapani and a painting of the Finding of Maria Santissima dei Miracoli (made by fra Felice da Sambuca), which once were probably kept in the chapel of the Madonna of Purity, together with the paintings of Ecce homo (later placed on the right side of the church’s entrance ) and that of Saint Anne.[3]
Inside the ex friary there are also some paintings on canvas which until 1884 were kept in a chapel of the Church, representing Judas’ betrayal, Jesus’capture and the Virgin with the sleeping Infant Child.[3]
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The interior of the church
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The high altar
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The baptistry
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The wooden group of the Crucifixion
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The painting of the Madonna of Confusion
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The painting of Ecce homo
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trapani+, Chiesa di Sant’Anna
- ↑ Il patrimonio del Fondo edifici di culto
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Cataldo
— pp. 79-81 - ↑ Carlo Cataldo, "Splendori della memoria", p. 49.
- ↑ Carlo Cataldo, "Splendori della memoria", p. 49.
References
- Regina, Vincenzo (1997). La chiesa parrocchiale di Sant'Anna in Alcamo: storia ed arte. Alcamo: Cartogram.
- Cataldo, Carlo (1982). Guida storico-artistica dei beni culturali di Alcamo-Calatafimi-Castellammare del Golfo. Alcamo: Sarograf.