Convent of Santa Maria del Gesù explained

Convent of Santa Maria del Gesù vulgo of Sant'Antonio
Country:Italy
Location:Oppido Lucano
Address:State Road 19, nr. 35, between Oppido Lucano and Tolve
Founded Date:1482
Founder:Francesco Zurolo founder (posthumously – after his death in 1480 and by his will, when he was still alive, he appointed his daughter Caterina Zurolo as executor) of the religious complex, consisting of the convent of Santa Maria del Gesù known as Sant'Antonio ad Oppido Lucano, in 1482
Dedication:Anthony of Padua
Otherdedication:Mary
Style:Baroque
Diocese:Archdiocese of Acerenza
Language(S):Italian

The convent of Santa Maria del Gesù vulgo di Sant'Antonio, more simply called the convent of Sant'Antonio. It is a Christian religious complex of Catholic rite, with an adjoining homologous church, currently home to a community of minor friars (Franciscans), initially entitled to Santa Maria del Gesù and then to Sant'Antonio da Padova. It falls within the archdiocese of Acerenza.

The monastery was founded in 1482 on the initiative of Francesco Zurolo (posthumously and by testamentary will) and Caterina Zurolo (his daughter), lords of Oppido Lucano and other lands. The complex is located approximately 1.5 km. from the town centre, along the road that connects Oppido Lucano with Tolve, a hamlet of the city of Oppido where the structure is located.

History

The first news of the foundation of the convent

He was the founder of the convent complex – in 1480, who, when he was still alive, made a will and among other things issued a testamentary disposition, appointing his daughter Caterina Zurolo to carry out the construction work of a religious complex in Oppido Lucano after his death consisting of a convent (today known as Santa Maria del Gesù, then of Sant'Antonio) with the adjoining church of Sant'Antonio in Oppido Lucano; the aforementioned works began in 1482 as denoted by the foundation stone: "MCCCCLXXXII | FRANCISCO ZVRVLO | FECIT".[1] [2]

Other events

The convent was handed over to the Basilicata commissioner before 1484, to replenish the small number of convents in the possession of the Lucanian friars.[3]

In 1593 it became the home of the reformed friars.[4]

It was enlarged during the 17th century the convent quickly became one of the most important of the reform ones in the Lucanian province.[5]

In 1851, a Novitiate under the title of Sacred Retreat of Oppido.[6]

At the beginning of 1900, after the suppression of the religious orders carried out by the government of the young Kingdom of Italy, the convent regained its friars and the municipality of Oppido Lucano granted the building and the surrounding land for perpetual use to the friars minor of Basilicata.[7]

Description

The location of the convent and its internal composition

It is located about 1.5 km. away. from the town centre, along the road that connects Oppido Lucano with Tolve. At its entrance there is the foundation stone of the convent, still visible and intact. There is an internal church consisting of two naves, with an ancient seventeenth-century organ still functioning. The convent has two cloisters inside and there is also a library with over 5000 volumes.

Artistic works preserved inside

The convent houses a picture gallery with restored works created between the beginning of the 17th and the end of the 18th century and a library with over 5000 volumes.

The church houses a 17th century organ, with original pipes still functioning. The choir is made of wood and carved, it is fire-dated to 1547 with inlaid panels dating back to the early 1400s,[8] probably coming from the Abbey of Sant'Angelo del Bosco, an abbey destroyed by the earthquake of 1456.[9]

Inside there are a polyptych and a triptych by Antonio Stabile da Potenza, with numerous canvases and panels, dating back to around 1560-70.[10]

In around 1611 Giovanni Todisco created on the north side of the cloister of the convent, where there are three communicating rooms, some tempera murals arranged on opposite lunettes and depicting the story of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Franciscan saints and the birth of Jesus.[11]

In 1980, a bronze door was created by Father Tarcisio Manta, on which some miracles of Saint Anthony and his death are depicted.[12]

Restorations

In 1973, restoration work was carried out on the convent and some wall paintings by Giovanni Todisco were found.[13]

The new renovations and redevelopment works of the convent

In February 2023, the mayor of the municipality of Oppido Lucano established an ordinance with which he sanctioned a redevelopment work of the convent structure to make it become a welcoming place for cultural and musical events once the works are completed.[14]

Dedications

References

  1. Book: Gennaro Zurolo . L'Assedio di Otranto del 1480 e i suoi prodi capitani: Francesco Zurolo detto Zurlo e Giovanni Antonio Delli Falconi . The foundation stone of the convent of Santa Maria del Gesù known as Sant'Antonio, in Oppido Lucano, bears the epigraph inside: FRANCISCO ZVRVLO I FECIT, relating to the name of the founder Francesco Zurolo (posthumous), who through a testamentary will, he commissioned his daughter Caterina Zurolo, feudal lady and baroness of Oppido Lucano, to found the vulgo. . 2021 . Nola (NA) . 55, 56 and 57 . IT . The Siege of Otranto in 1480 and its brave captains: Francesco Zurolo known as Zurlo and Giovanni Antonio Delli Falconi . Il capitano Francesco Zurolo detto Zurlo . Captain Francesco Zurolo known as Zurlo.
  2. Web site: Staff of Visita la Lucania . The history of the convent of Santa Maria del Gesù known as Sant'Antonio. . Convento di S. Antonio (Oppido Lucano) . Convent of S. Antonio (Oppido Lucano) . July 28, 2024 . Visita la Lucania . IT.
  3. Web site: Staff of the site . The convent was handed over before 1484 to the Commissariat of Basilicata, to replenish the small number of convents in the possession of the Lucanian friars. . CONVENTO DI SANT'ANTONIO . CONVENT OF SAN ANTONIO . June 19, 2024 . Comune di Oppido Lucano . IT.
  4. Web site: Staff of PATRIMONIO CULTURALE of the BASILICATA . Convento di Sant'Antonio ad Oppido Lucano . Convent of Sant'Antonio in Oppido Lucano . June 19, 2024 . PATRIMONIO CULTURALE DELLA BASILICATA-REGIONE BASILICATA . IT . In 1593 it became the home of the Reformed friars. Expanded during the seventeenth century, the convent quickly became one of the most important of the Reformation convents in the Lucanian Province..
  5. Web site: Rossella Villani . Redation . April 24, 2024 . Following the establishment of the Province of the Reform in Basilicata, in 1593 the convent of Oppido, together with those of Tricarico, Potenza, Tito and Acerenza, became the home of the Reformed. . Il convento di Sant'Antonio a Oppido Lucano . The convent of Sant'Antonio in Oppido Lucano . June 19, 2024 . Talenti Lucani - Passaggio a Sud . IT.
  6. Book: Rossella Villani . Pittura murale in Basilicata, dal tardo antico al Rinascimento . Regional Council of Basilicata . 2000 . 1 . 189 . IT . Wall painting in Basilicata, from late antiquity to the Renaissance . Il convento di Sant’Antonio ad Oppido Lucano . The convent of Sant'Antonio in Oppido Lucano . ...in 1851, a Novitiate under the title of Sacred Retreat of Oppido..
  7. Web site: Staff of Comune di Oppido Lucano . CONVENTO DI SANT’ANTONIO . CONVENT OF SANT'ANTONIO . August 1, 2024 . Comune di Oppido Lucano . IT . At the beginning of 1900, after the suppression of the religious orders carried out by the government of the young Kingdom of Italy, the convent regained its friars and the municipality of Oppido Lucano granted the building and the surrounding land for perpetual use to the friars minor of Basilicata..
  8. Web site: Staff of FAI . Of great interest is the wooden choir from 1547, finely carved, with inlaid panels from the early fifteenth century. . CONVENTO DI "S. MARIA DEL GESÙ", DETTO DI S. ANTONIO OPPIDO LUCANO, POTENZA-CONVENTO DI "S. MARIA DEL GESÙ", DETTO DI S. ANTONIO . CONVENT OF "S. MARIA DEL GESÙ", KNOWN OF S. ANTONIO OPPIDO LUCANO, POTENZA-CONVENT OF "S. MARIA DEL GESÙ", KNOWN OF S. ANTONIO . FAI-FONDO PER L'AMBIENTE ITALIANO . IT.
  9. Web site: Staff di Visita la Lucania . 2000 . Of great artistic value is the carved wooden choir, fire-dated 1557 with inlaid panels dating back to the early 1400s, probably coming from the Abbey of Sant'Angelo del Bosco, destroyed by the earthquake of 1456. . Convento di S. Antonio (Oppido Lucano) . Convent of S. Antonio (Oppido Lucano) . July 28, 2024 . Visita la Lucania . IT.
  10. Web site: Staff di Wayglo Basilicata . 25 February 2022 . In the two cloisters and in the adjoining church a triptych and a polyptych by Antonio Stabile are preserved, with numerous canvases and panels. . 10 things to do and see in Oppido Lucano . 10 things to do and see in Oppido Lucano . WAYGLO BASILICATA . IT.
  11. Web site: Staff of Wayglo Basilicata . 25 February 2022 . 1. Visit the Convent of Sant'Antonio, WAYGLO BASILICATA staff, 25 February 2022. In the two cloisters and in the adjoining church, a triptych and a polyptych by Antonio Stabile are preserved, with numerous canvases and panels. . 10 cose da fare e vedere a Oppido Lucano . 10 things to do and see in Oppido Lucano . WAYGLO-BASILICATA . IT.
  12. Salvatore Sebaste . ...the Bronze Door (1980) created by Father Tarcisio Manta. . Oppido Lucano . CONOSCERE LA BASILICATA . IT . REGIONE BASILICATA . 4 . August 5, 2024.
  13. Web site: Staff di Visita la Lucania . 2000 . In 1973, during some restoration work, wall paintings by Giovanni Todisco were discovered, depicting the story of Saint Francis and the Franciscan saints. . Convento di S. Antonio (Oppido Lucano) . Convent of S. Antonio (Oppido Lucano) . August 6, 2024 . Visita la Lucania . IT.
  14. News: Emanuela Calabrese . In February 2023, the mayor of the municipality of Oppido Lucano established an ordinance with which he sanctioned a redevelopment work of the convent structure to make it become a welcoming place for cultural and musical events once the works are completed. . 6 February 2023 . Oppido Lucano-lavori per circa 3 milioni di euro . Oppido Lucano-works for approximately 3 million euros . Le Cronache76, stampa, tivù, radio, digital .
  15. Book: Giuseppe Greco . Oltre la memoria. Momenti di vita di della Parrocchia SS. Pietro e Paolo in Oppido Lucano . 1998 . Lavello (PZ) . 252 and following . IT . Beyond memory. Moments of life of the Parish of SS. Peter and Paul in Oppido Lucano.
  16. Book: Gennaro Zurolo . L'Assedio di Otranto del 1480 e i suoi prodi capitani: Francesco Zurolo detto Zurlo e Giovanni Antonio Delli Falconi . 2021 . Nola (NA) . 60 . IT . The Siege of Otranto in 1480 and its brave captains: Francesco Zurolo known as Zurlo and Giovanni Antonio Delli Falconi . Il capitano Francesco Zurolo detto Zurlo . Captain Francesco Zurolo known as Zurlo.
  17. Book: Gennaro Zurolo . Casata Zurolo. Origini e sviluppo di una famiglia feudale del Meridione d'Italia . 174 . IT . Zurolo House. Origins and development of a feudal family from Southern Italy . Capitolo V, parte I . Chapter V, part I . See the pictorial work reported by the author regarding Caterina Zurolo and also with references to Father Francesco Zurolo, in the convent room represented..

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