MAN STICK - SANT'EGIDIO ABBATE (second part)
This data is obtained so that the Church of Sant'Egidio had to exist by the end of two hundred, and was certainly the mother church of the country. It was not the only existing church in the territory of Lingfield, in the district known as the " Fontanelle, not far from the town, the hills that surround the country, was the ancient Abbey of St. Catherine:" The first of this monastery was the Abbey of St. Catherine built up to the roots of the forest that nowadays is called the Monaco for the monks who lived there. At present we can see the relics of ancient stones framed in place of nuts in this convent of the Carmelite Fathers in that district called the plan almost a half mile away from the city. This wood is reduced in most vineyards, hazel and chestnut census of property subject to its Abbey, and in sfossar of them will have found other signs of ancient tombs and Flats, but having been abandoned monastery that was manufactured in the City. " Other country churches were all around the country, the Church of St. Nicholas the Greek, that of San Nicola di lu Salvagnolu and San Marco, who were in the land of Jesus and Mary. The church was then dedicated since its inception in Sant'Egidio " Initio fundationis et huius aedificationis Civitatis .
The church in the shape of a Latin cross is very simple nella sua struttura architettonica; la facciata ha i pilastri con capitello ionico al primo ordine, composito al secondo che gli conferiscono uno slancio gentile di sobrietà e chiarezza.
La navata centrale con volta a botte è riccamente decorata con stucchi semplici, con archi ad ogiva, vele delle finestre a semicerchio e coppie di colonne con capitello dorico. La zona che meraviglia è la parte del transetto e del timpano. Nei recenti restauri, tutti noi abbiamo riscoperto una nuova chiesa di sant’Egidio. Il tetto del transetto fino a qualche tempo con volta a botte was completely removed in order to highlight the magnificent wooden roof trusses of the church before the great transformation undergone in the nineteenth century. With the restorations, however, something surprising came out and surprised us all, over 450 square meters of frescoes decorating the entire transect. It was a surprise that it was expected, was known for over sixty years of existence of these paintings, but unfortunately nothing had been done to bring them to light until 1998, when the wonder of many have appeared in their beauty. The
frescoes date back almost certainly at the end of the sixteenth century, as regards the right wall is known as "the Fathers of the Church", while the left wall of "The Passion of Jesus Christ" should not be more than half of the seventeenth century. But at the center of this wall was a wooden cross at the end of the sixteenth century, now preserved in the church. It is hoped that the same returns in the place where it was collected. Apart from the stylistic reasons that can not be the frescoes of the periods given above for several reasons, say historical. At the end of the 500 Linguagrossa passed into the hands of Baron past few years which Bonanno from his oath to observe the local customs, swearing occurred proprio nella Chiesa di sant’Egidio il 14 febbraio 1606, comincia con i suoi “ aggravi et molestii” verso il popolo. Cerca di ottenere addirittura il Mero e misto Imperio , cioè la giurisdizione civile e criminale sulla popolazione e questo lo porterà a rompere definitivamente il rapporto, mai sano, tra lui e i linguaglossesi. (seconda parte)
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