S. BENEDETTO
1936 Clemente Busiri Vici (1887/1965)
Only the
outer walls remained standing after the bombing of the Allied Forces on March
3, 1944
It was
rebuilt in 1949 and completed inside in 1953
In the
ceiling round panels “Stories
of St. Benedict” by Ferruccio
Ferrazzi (1891/1978)
“After a
debut inspired by Segantini and a temporary, partial adherence to Futurism, he
followed the neo-classicism of the Novecento (Twentyeth-Century) current,
albeit mitigated with accents of Pre-Raphaelite origin. He thoroughly studied
encaustic technique and he used it, especially in wall paintings” (Enciclopedia
Treccani)
In the
CHAPELS two paintings:
“Madonna
and Child” 1951 by Silvio Consadori (1909/94)
”St.
Joseph with Jesus teenager” 1953 by Luigi Filocamo
(1906/88)
MAIN ALTAR
Canvas
“St. Benedict”
by Ferruccio Ferrazzi
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