Sant'Antonio al Mortito explained

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

Sant'Antonio al Mortito is an Italian Rationalism-style Catholic church in the town of Casamicciola Terme, on the island of Ischia in southern 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 John Joseph of the Cross. 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, who embellished and modernized the rural church. In 1883, after the earthquake of July 28, it served as a parish church for a year. A new church was consecrated in 1950.

The statue of the saint is a wooden statue from the 19th 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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