Santa Maria del Soccorso, Villa Jovis explained

Santa Maria del Soccorso is a church located within the archaeological site of Villa Jovis, on the island of Capri, Italy. It is situated on the summit of the Lo Capo (also known as, Santa Maria del Soccorso) hill at the eastern extremity of the island. The chapel-like church, was constructed ca. 1610.^[1] Its fittings include a bronze statue of the Madonna, a 1979 gift of the Caprese painter Guido Odierna (1913-1991).^[2] In the late 19th century, hermit lived at the church, keeping a visitor's book and selling wine.^[3]

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Autore della statua è lo scultore trevigiano Alfiero Nena

Notes and References

1. Web site: Capri The churches. Capri On Line. 8 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120618224456/http://www.capri.net/en/churches. 18 June 2012. dead.
2. Book: Bennett. Martin Wilmot. Kavanagh. Fergal. Squillante. Fiorella. Fodor's the Amalfi Coast, Capri & Naples. 8 July 2012. 18 October 2011. Random House Digital, Inc.. 978-0-679-00933-7. 116–.
3. Book: Murray. John. Dennis. George T.. Blewitt. Octavian. Octavian Blewitt. A handbook for travellers in southern Italy and Sicily: comprising the description of Naples and its environs, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Vesuvius, Sorrento; the islands of Capri, and Ischia; Amalfi, Pæstum, and Capua, the Abruzzi and Calabria; Palermo, Girgenti, the Greek temples, and Messina. 8 July 2012. Public domain. 1892. J. Murray. 140–.