1935 Mario Paniconi
(1904/73) and Giulio Pediconi (1906/99)
St. Felix
of Cantalice (about 1515/87) was a Capuchin friar who lived for forty years in
Rome on alms and prayer, wandering around with a bag on his back
He was
buried in the church of St. Mary of the
Immaculate Conception
IN THE
FAÇADE
Painting “St. Felix of Cantalice”
by Rodolfo Villani (1881/1941) nicknamed “Big
Foot”
After the
World Cup of 1982, which ended with the victory of the legendary Italian
national team, the image was jokingly modified with the addition of a temporary
football and boots
APSE
Huge fresco
integrated with the technique of sgraffito
“Madonna gives the Child to St.
Felix” 1968/69 by Silvio Alessandri known as father Ugolino da Belluno (1919)
The
surface is about 480 m² (5,200 square feet) and it was inaugurated on January
1, 1970 by Pope Paul VI Montini (1963/78) on the occasion of the World Day of
Peace
