Church of Sant'Antonio al Mortito (Casamicciola, Ischia)

Church of Sant'Antonio al Mortito
Church of Sant'Antonio al Mortito in Casamicciola Terme
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Location	Casamicciola Terme Island of Ischia Province of Naples, Campania
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1692
Dedication	Anthony of Padua
Architecture
Status	Active
Designated	1692
Architectural type	Church
Style	Italian Rationalism
Completed	1950
Administration
Diocese	diocese of Ischia

Sant'Antonio al Mortito is a Italian Rationalism-style church in town of Casamicciola Terme, on Island of Ischia Italy. The church is located in the quarter of Perrone.

History

The church was founded in 1692 by Cesare Corbera, who was the nephew of St. John Joseph of the Cross. Cesare Corbera obtained the right of patronage for himself and his successors from the Curia. Around 1850 the property passed to the Lombardi of Perrone family. This embellished and modernized the rural church. In 1883, after the earthquake of July 28, it served as a Parish CHurch for a year. During this period the venerable Giuseppe Morgera was parson of Casamicciola. Work almost from the beginning were subcontracted by the Rector and Fat Filippo Buono, with the help of the families in the neighborhood. The new church was consecrated in 1950. In 1956, there was transferred the parish of St. Joseph, with the priest Don Vittoio Iacono. The title was changed to “Parish of St. Antonio of Padua” in 1986. The statue of the saint is a wooden statue of the XIX Century donated to the parish by an Umbrian monastery. The new simulacrum replaced the ancient terracotta statuette of 1850, enlarged in 1950

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Sources

Chiesa di Sant'Antonio al Mortito, 300 anni di devozione popolare, Don Leonardo Iacono, 1987