Italia Salerno 2 Il Chiostro della Cattedrale

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Salerno
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Il Chiostro della Cattedrale
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Salerno is a city in Campania (southwestern
Italy) and is the capital of the province of the
same name
Salerno is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the
Tyrrhenian Sea
Today Salerno is an important cultural centre in
Campania and Italy
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Cathedral
Archbishop's palace 
Chiostro
The St. Matthew Cathedral founded by Roberto the
Guiscard and consecrated by Pope Gregory VII, was
officially opened in March 1084. The present
structure dates back to the earthquake of 5th
June 1688, when it was completely rebuilt
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Cathedral
Archbishop's palace 
Chiostro
The Cathedral is dedicated to San Matteo (St
Matthew), whose remains were reputedly brought to
the city in 954 and now lie beneath the main
altar in the vaulted crypt. The main entrance
has been altered and the courtyard is surrounded
by a covered walkway supported by twenty eight
plain columns with arches and a series of Roman
tombs around the walls. On the southern side of
the cathedral stands the bell tower which dates
back to XII century
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The main facade and the parvis of the Cathedral,
Piazza Alfano I
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The steps up to the courtyard lead to a door
where there are two marble lions guarding the
entrance
Vincenzo Avagliano
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Porta dei Leoni
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Porta dei Leoni
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Porta dei Leoni (detail)
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Porta dei Leoni (detail)
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Porta dei Leoni leads to an atrium surrounded on
4 sides with a portico
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Proof that the city of Salerno was once a much
bigger deal than it is today The cathedral
crypt, lavishly redecorated with precious marbles
in the 17th century (and restructured in the
1960s), houses the bones of St. Matthew the
Evangelist
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The cathedral of Salerno houses ancient Greek
columns, Roman sarcophagi, medieval pulpits, and
the body of St. Matthew the Evangelist Although
World War II bombs devastated most of medieval
Salerno, the Duomo's lovely 11th-century atrium
courtyard was spared. It contains 28 antique
columns pilfered from the ancient Greek ruins of
Paestum. Behind them are Roman sarcophagi
recycled in the Middle Ages as the tombs for
local grandees
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Sarcophagus with a portrait of the deceased in a
clipeus and flying erots Second half of the 2nd
cent. AD.
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Meleager slaying the Calydonian Boar. Roman
marble sarcophagus daring from the 3rd century AD
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Dionysus sarcophagus with Centauri-clipeophori
220270 CE
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Base of a column with dionysiac scenes (193235)
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Base of a column with dionysiac scenes (Vintage
scene, vindemialia) and Scene of the meeting of
gods
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Base of a column with dionysiac scenes (right
side)
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On the southern side of the cathedral stands the
bell tower which dates back to XII century
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In his fourth book of Laudi, DAnnunzio
wrote The people of Salerno hold their moonlit
gulf, the Roman arches and the bronze and silver
door of Guisa di Landolfo in their hearts. His
words are inscribed on the marble plaque beside
the Duomos great bronze door a timeless
celebration that captures the visitors attention
and serves as an introduction to this magnificent
journey into history and faith
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Detail of a the decoration of the architecture of
the medieval cloister of the San Matteo
cathedral. This is an example of arab-norman
building from the 12th century
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In Italy, the Nativity scene doesn't just consist
of Baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the Three Wise
Men. A whole village is created around the manger
itself. Here every family has a presepe, and
starting December 8, Italian families set up
their presepi inside their homes, taking great
pride in creating very elaborate scenes with
lighting, backdrops, running water and multiple
figures. However, Baby Jesus is never placed in
the crib until Christmas Eve, and the presepe
usually stays up for a month until after the
feast of the Epiphany
Sala S. Lazzaro inside the Cathedral
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It was actually St. Francis of Assisi who is
credited with popularizing the presepe, using
live animals and real people for his Nativity
scenes. In the 13th century in a cave in the
small town of Greccio, St. Francis built a manger
scene and celebrated Mass. Since then the
tradition spread throughout all of Italy, but the
Neapolitans believe that they do it best.
Originally, the presepe was solely an
ecclesiastical tradition, until the beginning of
the 18th century when some die-hard fans turned
it into an equally secular one.
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In the Sala San Lazzaro an unusual presepe (extens
ive crib scene) painted by local artist, Mario
Carotenuto
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The painted nativity scene of Mario Carotenuto is
a city heritage preserved in the Sala S. Lazzaro
inside the Cathedral of Salerno, inaugurated in
1982, in an almost post-apocalyptic scenario. In
a historic center devastated by the power of the
earthquake of 1980, with no nightlife or
illuminations of Salerno, wooden shapes are
erected to represent a cornerstone from which to
start the story of the birth of
Jesus. Initially, the painted nativity scene
contained only the Nativity scene, but over time
it has been enriched with important figures and
personalities, up to nowadays, more than 80
characters, more than 30 years after its creation
Self-portrait Mario Carotenuto (1922-2017)
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At the end of the room is the holy family, but
the whole town has joined them.  Scenes from
everyday life, life-size painted wooden figures
set into various tableaux fill the walls,
including modern personalities from local and
national life
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Alfonso Gatto (1909-1975) a major exponent
of hermetic poetry
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Text Internet Pictures Sanda Foisoreanu
Gabriela Cristescu
Internet All  copyrights  belong to their
 respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2018
Sound Angelo Branduardi - Il Cantico
delle Creature  Francesco