In
piazza Santo Stefano, raggiungibile a piedi dal Duomo in 10 minuti, c'è un Ossario di cui molti non conoscono l'esistenza! Entrando nella piccola chiesa di
San Bernardino alle Ossa, sulla sinistra della Grande Chiesa principale, un lungo e stretto corridoio porta in questa piccola cappella. Ricostruita più volte, a causa di crolli e incendi, quest'ultima versione datata intorno alla fine del
XVII secolo
ha tutti i dettagli architettonici rivestiti di Ossa e Teschi umani!! Poco più tardi, nel 1776, venne edificato un fronte autonomo che affaccia sulla stretta via di San Bernardino, chiamato un tempo
"Stretta dei morti" perchè sorgeva su un antica area cimiteriale. Cosi, carcerati, malati, malviventi, poveri, chiunque non potesse permettersi una cappella autonoma o un posto in cimitero fu ammucchiato qui e ora dopo secoli conservano un posto d'onore e sono visitatissimi e soprattutto fotografati da turisti di tutto il mondo!
A few steps from the Duomo, in Piazza Santo Stefano, there is a particulary Ossuary. Entering the small church of San Bernardino alle Ossa, a long, narrow corridor leads in this small chapel. Rebuilt many times for crashes and fires, this version dated around the end of the seventeenth century has all the architectural details covered with human bones and skulls !! In 1776, it was built a stand-alone front that overlooks the narrow street of San Bernardino, once called "Hold the dead" because it was built on an ancient cemeterial. So, prisoners, sicks, criminals, poors, anyone who could not afford a separate chapel or a place in the cemetery was crowded here and now after centuries retain a place of honor and are popular with visitors and especially photographed by tourists from around the world!
Dove: Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Ossa in Piazza Santo Stefano.
A few steps from the Duomo, in Piazza Santo Stefano, there is a particulary Ossuary. Entering the small church of San Bernardino alle Ossa, a long, narrow corridor leads in this small chapel. Rebuilt many times for crashes and fires, this version dated around the end of the seventeenth century has all the architectural details covered with human bones and skulls !! In 1776, it was built a stand-alone front that overlooks the narrow street of San Bernardino, once called "Hold the dead" because it was built on an ancient cemeterial. So, prisoners, sicks, criminals, poors, anyone who could not afford a separate chapel or a place in the cemetery was crowded here and now after centuries retain a place of honor and are popular with visitors and especially photographed by tourists from around the world!
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