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The full development of Aquileia’s Church occurred between the second half of the 3rd century and the Villabassa di Fusine 4th century. With its 57 the metropolitical province of Aquileia was the largest in the Europe-

Fusine in Valromana an Middle Ages, second for dignity to only, probably unique in the harmony of people of different languages and races.

Sauris di Sotto In the 3rd century the announcers of the Gospel to the people tion, the first of Aquileia, Hermagoras, was selected of the Decima Regio and of the neighbou- directly by Saint Mark, invited to go to Aquileia by ring transalpine territories left from the Mother Church of for his work of evangelization. Aquileia, the large port town in privileged relationships with The supremacy of the Church of Aquileia found expression in Caneva Invillino di (hence the thin gold thread of the legend of Saint the assumption of the title of by the town’s Mark). Theodore was the bishop between 308 and 319 and and with the building, by bishop Theodore, of the Basilica, a was the first to sit on the bishop’s throne of Aquileia after bishop’s worship centre, intended for liturgical celebrations the Edict of Constantine of 313, which granted freedom of and for the training of catechumens. The Patriarchal Basi- worship to the Christendom. Old sources state the names of lica of Aquileia is the oldest Christian building in North-Ea- the town’s martyrs, who were probably the four bishops that stern and, as a result, served as a model for other chur- preceded Theodore, together with their deacons. They are ches, even outside national borders. Another early Christian accompanied by other martyrs, such as Hilary and Tatian, complex in Aquileia is the Basilica of Monastero, whose ori- Cantius, Cantianius and Cantianella, Proetus, Hermagoras gin dates back between the end of the 4th century and the and Fortunatus, Chrysogonus, Felix and Fortunatus, whose beginning of the . The Early Christian Museum spread to all . According to tradi- completes the visit to the early Christian sites of Aquileia.

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Regione Aquileia Ecclesia Mater AUSTRIA The tour continues reaching other locations directly rela- related to the worship of the Baptist. Among the traces of

Arta Terme ted to the evolution of the history of the Church of Aquileia. early Christian art visible in , where the In 569, when the arrived, Grado (where the first of Aquileia spread very soon, besides those present in Saint A23 Tolmezzo places of Christian worship were built at the end of the 4th Justus (with the remains of the early Christian

Gemona century) offered refuge to bishop Paulinus, who transported of the primitive basilica), it is also possible to see del Friuli Europa the treasure of the Church of Aquileia and around 606, when those in the basilica of the Madonna of the Sea. the split into two parts, as a consequence of the San Daniele Cividale Piancavallo del Friuli del Friuli Regione serious political and religious upsets, a patriarch, supported The Early Christian Basilica of Via Madonna del Mare is a Friuli Venezia Giulia SLOVENIA by the Byzantines, settled in Grado. From this moment the single-nave suburban martyrium basilica, with flo- PORDENONE Italia patriarchs remained two: the role of Grado will later be ta- ors of the end of the 4th - beginning of the 5th and 6th centu- ken by , whereas Aquileia, with Cividale, will influen- ries, related to the worship of the relics. It is hard to recogni- A28 A4 Aeroporto FVG ce the continental territories. The places of worship that at ze the relics that were worshipped here, perhaps assignable A4 Ronchi dei Legionari present can be visited are: the Cathedral or Basilica of Saint to the Apostles or to other Saints, or perhaps to Justus the Aquileia VENEZIA Euphemia, the octagonal and the Basilica of Our martyr, the city’s patron saint, whose body was found on the SLOVENIA Lady of Graces. The history of San Canzian d’Isonzo is cen- near seashore. It is named the Santa Ecclesia Tergestina. Lignano Grado TRIESTE Sabbiadoro tred on the figures of the three martyrs Cantius, Cantianius and Cantianella, who were beheaded in this place in 303, to- The ancient Iulia Concordia became a bishop’s see in the 4th HOW TO GET THERE gether with Proetus, their master. The site of their graves is century (it was of Aquileia who consecrated the outside the parish church, built over a previous early Chri- first bishop, perhaps named Laurence) and remained aggre- By car By plane By train stian basilica. St. Proetus’ Chapel, with the bodies of Saint gate to the also after the transfer of Motorways Regional Airport of Trieste www.trenitalia.it Proetus and Saint Chrysogonus, stands near the parish the first bishop to Grado. Of the Christian complex, at the A4 Torino - Trieste 40 km from Trieste and Udine Call Centre 89.20.21 church, along the Via Gamina. Inside the Church of San Gio- present parish church, various building phases are attested, A23 Palmanova - Udine - Tarvisio 15 km from Gorizia vanni in Tuba, at the sources of the Timavo, situated along starting from the 4th century, when the Basilica Apostolo- A28 Portogruaro - 80 km from Pordenone a connection route between Aquileia and Trieste, you can rum was built, to solemnly welcome the venerable relics of www.aeroporto.fvg.it see the remains of a fifth-century early Christian basilica, the apostles Andrew and Thomas, of John the Baptist and of which seems to have been built over the remains of an older the evangelists Luke and John, arrived from the East. rectangular sacellum, interpreted as a Christian structure Design and Creation: Five Zone Udine _ Cartography: AIPEM Udine _ Printing: Grafiche Risma - Pordenone _ English edition printed in May 2011 _ Texts by: Agenzia TurismoFVG Translation by: D’Agostini Organizzazione Dipartimento linguistico Dagoservice _ Photographs: Archivio Turismo FVG, C. Beltrame, N. Brollo, Bumbaca, G. Crozzoli, B. Deotto, KEY OF THE SYMBOLS USED ON THE MAP Ecoplane, F. Gallina, Museo Diocesano e Gallerie del Tiepolo, U. da Pozzo, A. Savella, M. Verin.

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Religious Tourism Traces of Late Ancient and Medieval Christianity The Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption in Vec- The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Gemona, is Faith, culture and tradition in Friuli Venezia Giulia Traces of Late chia, a real gem of Romanesque architecture, one of the a gem of Romanesque-Gothic art, which today can still be oldest parish churches of Trieste’s , follows the me- enjoyed thanks to the careful reconstruction work after the Friuli Venezia Giulia, a region where faith has very ancient roots: the origin of the Mother Ancient and dieval and early Christian arrangement as well. serious damage of the 1976 earthquake. The sky Church of Aquileia is apostolic, in fact it is said that it was Saint Mark, sent by Saint Peter, who consecrated its first bishop Hermagoras. The exceptional character of this mother church has At the time of Medieval according been reflected uninterruptedly over the centuries, continuously inspiring the human mind in all its cultural, artistic, architectural, religious and devotional demonstrations. A richness of spirit the Lombards Christianity to Tiepolo and open-mindedness that has permeated this land, allowing it to have a welcoming attitude and dialogue towards the different people and cultures that have reached it, melting in a virtuous and positive way. Evidences of that are provided by the many traces left in the territory, which make Friuli Venezia Giulia provides to the visitors a way to the discovery of a fascinating people, the Lom- The evangelizing currents left from Aquileia at least in the first half of the 4th century, moving along Giambattista Tiepolo, one of the greatest eighteenth-century European painters, left magnificent it a unique land. Here you will find the most ancient Christian building of North-Eastern Italy: bards, linked to the events of the starting from the 6th century A.D. and protagonist the ancient road network. (Iulium Carnicum), situated along one of the routes to the , frescoes in Udine at the Patriarchal Palace and at the Oratory of Purity. the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia, a model for other churches all over the region, from Grado of a period, the Early Middle Ages, which is still mysterious for many aspects. was probably one of the first destinations of the missionaries from Aquileia. to Trieste, from Zuglio to . The Lombards arrived in 569 and left traces of great value in and in Sesto al Reghena. From the mountains to the hills and up to the plain, Colours, atmospheres, perspectives make these paintings crament and the altarpieces with the Holy Trinity and that there are traces of late-ancient and medieval Christianity. And then monasteries and abbeys from In a tour that allows to go through the events of the Lombard a dimension remote in time, to the discovery of the events, In the south of the ancient town, which later became a bi- built following Aquileia’s model are visible on the Zuca Hill real masterpieces. He arrived from Venice in 1726 upon in- depicting Udine’s Patron Saints: Hermagoras and Fortuna- civilization, which is also well-known for its refined jewel- of the customs, of the rites of this nomadic people, coming shop’s centre the remains of two adjacent Early Christian of Invillino (end of the 4th-beginning of the 5th century) and vitation by Patriarch Dionisio Delfino to embellish the new tus. He will come back to Udine with his son, an artist of good to Rosazzo from Santa Maria in Sylvis to S. Cipriano in Trieste: a tour of spirituality joined lery production, one will go through the transformations of from Central-Northern Europe, that in this very region, and basilicas, one of the 4th century and the other of the early in San Martino in (mid 5th century, with baptismal bu- patriarchal residence. His first work is the fresco on the cei- level, to paint some portraits of patriarchs of the past in the by the extraordinary path of the mountain Parish Churches. their forms of life and of their art, in the process of Christia- in particular in Cividale del Friuli - the old Iulii -, cho- 5th century, have been found. ilding in front of it). St. Andrew’s Cathedral in , which was completely de- ling of the honour staircase of the Patriarchal Palace depic- throne room of the Patriarchal Palace. An extremely impor- Wonderful in the chief cities and sanctuaries enrich every corner. nization and of assimilation to the pre-existing peoples. By sen by as the location of the first duchy, left some of stroyed by the 1976 earthquake too, was rebuilt by anastylo- ting Saint Michael casting the rebel angels out of Heaven, tant work is the large fresco of the Assumption on the vault of The several ecclesiastical museums, with Udine’s Patriarchal Palace frescoed by Tiepolo, are visiting the archaeological collections, one can plunge into its most interesting evidence. It is clear that this process was realized with the creation of In the Middle Ages these ancient churches were moved to sis: it is considered one of Friuli’s most distinguished medie- which makes Tiepolo the most requested artist in town. His the Oratory of Purity, the small and elegant church built next caskets full of art and faith. Living traditions recall the liturgical calendar, among Nativity a network of worship complexes of reference for the Chri- high altitude, where we can admire them today: Saint Peter val churches. The archaeological excavations connected to greatest moment is reached in the frescoes of the Gallery of to the cathedral. Mary Immaculate over the altar was made scenes, religious re-enactments and representations: from the Kiss of the Crosses in Zuglio to stian population from the various valleys, in particular with in Zuglio, Saint Florian in Illegio, Saint Mary Magdalene in In the Friuli’s hilly area, in , the Ca- the reconstruction have allowed to verify the existence of an Guests of the Patriarchal Palace, where he represents the by Giambattista Tiepolo as well. On the other hand, the mo- National Archaeological Museum For information the foundation of baptismal churches, from which the futu- Invillino, Saint Mary of Gorto in Ovaro. It is in Friuli’s hilly thedral of Saint Michael the Archangel stands in the area ancient rectangular building of worship, which can be dated History of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob: real masterpieces cre- nochrome frescoes on the walls, which depict episodes from the Forgiveness of Barbana from the Mass of the Thaler to the Mass of the Broadsword. Cividale del Friuli (Ud) the National Archaeological Museum: re medieval parish churches located at a high altitude will area that, on the other hand, a greater continuity of baptismal occupied by the previous church. On the other hand, the back to the 6th century, and traces of a Carolingian-Ottonian ated with warm lights, elaborated compositions and an ex- the Old and New Testament, were made by his son. The Serbian-Orthodox and Greek-Orthodox, the Evangelical Christian and Jewish places of The museum was founded in 1817 by piazza del Duomo, 13 develop, as it is attested, in Zuglio, in Invillino, in Ovaro, in churches can be found. An example thereof is Saint Martin in Early Carolingian Church, which features a privileged burial church. In the diocese of Concordia-Pordenone we would like traordinary capability to create perspectives. Noteworthy is worship speak of respect among the different faiths. Count Michele della Torre Valsassina Cividale del Friuli Illegio. Rive d’Arcano, which in the latest years has been subject to place like that one of Rive d’Arcano, was situated on the top to mention the Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Modestus and Cre- also the Judgement of Solomon, surrounded by the figures The region staged the biggest fights of history and, for this reason, it has always remembered the (1757-1844), a scholar who carried tel +39 0432 700700 excavations. Remembered as a parish church starting from of the hill, where today the mother church of San Daniele in scentia in San Vito al , with paintings by Pompo- of the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel and Ezekiel, painted fallen in prayer. Evidence thereof is provided by the charnel houses and memorial temples. out important excavation campaigns in In Illegio, under the Church of San Paolo Vecchia, between the 13th century, it was enlarged starting from the 8th and Castello stands. The Church of Saint Anthony the Abbot, of nio Amalteo; the Cathedral of Saint Mary Major in the Borgo on the ceiling of the Courtroom of the Patriarchal Palace. For those wishing to spend a period in Friuli Venezia Giulia and devoted to exercises and spiritual Cividale del Friuli and in the surroun- Museum of the Benedictine Abbey the end of the 4th century and the 5th century, two rectan- 9th centuries over a rectangular early Christian building, en- Venetian Gothic style, called “Friuli’s Small Sistine” owing Vecchio (Old Borough) of , considered one of the Inside the cathedral you will find the chapel of the Holy Sa- dings. Nowadays it is housed at the of Santa Maria in Sylvis gular buildings related to Christian worship and, probably, dowed with a privileged burial place and which has always to the important cycle of Renaissance frescoes, is worth a best examples of Romanesque- in Friuli retreats, religious houses and so on there are places spread throughout the region to refer to. Palazzo dei Provveditori Veneti, built Sesto al Reghena (Pn) to Christening, followed each other. Early Christian basilicas had an important function for the local population. visit as well. Venezia Giulia, full of works of art of great value. Enjoy your religious tour in Friuli Venezia Giulia! in the 16th century by Andrea Palladio. The museum features architectural It displays precious findings of the Ro- fragments of various ages coming man, Early Christian, Early Medieval, from the ancient Benedictine Abbey Romanesque and Gothic ages. The and from the surrounding area. It is set ground floor houses the lapidary, epi- up in the hall of the Abbey, dating back graphic and mosaic sections, as well to the first half of the 8th century A.D. as interesting Early Medieval sculp- and decorated on its inside by a won- tures. The first floor is dedicated to derful cycle of frescoes of Giottesque the Lombards and it shows important influence. evidences of this civilization (jewellery, grave goods). There is also a Roman For information: and proto-historic section with small piazza Castello, 3 - Sesto al Reghena bronzes, statues and oil lamps. tel +39 0434 699014 Sanctuary of the Holy Mount Lussari Basilica of Aquileia Sanctuary of the Madonna of Barbana The main Sanctuaries of Friuli Venezia Giulia Monasteries and Abbeys

the water, was found at the foot of an and of forgiveness for those who climb The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Mis- Abbey of Saint Gall - (Ud) en Venice and the imperial armies, increasingly occupied by elm, near the huts of two hermits. The here looking for spiritual renewal and sions, in (Ud), on the top of On the shore of the Fella river you will find the large mona- soldiers who had to ensure its defence, Rosazzo made the life place was then relatively far from the restorative peace. the castle hill. stic complex of the abbey of Saint Gall, founded in the 11th of the Benedictine monks difficult, who were replaced by the coastline and the century on the remains of an old castle. The church of the Dominicans in 1522, who remained there until the suppres- Elijah (571-588 A.D.), commissioned The ancient Sanctuary of the Blessed The Sanctuary of the Madonna of Benedictine abbey of Moggio was consecrated by Andrew, sion of the abbey itself in 1773. the building of a church in that place in Virgin Marcelliana, in (Go), Rosa, in San Vito al Tagliamento (Pn), Monasteries the bishop of Novigrad, on 28th August 1118 or perhaps af- During the war between the imperial armies and the Vene- order to thank the Virgin for saving the it preserves an original statue of the where on 2nd February 1655 the Virgin ter a donation of 1084-1086. The first monks probably came tians, at the beginning of the 16th century, the walls of the town from the sea storm. The island is Madonna with Child of the late Roma- appeared to an epileptic little girl. from the famous abbey of Saint Gall in , because abbey were demolished and all those who had found shelter Cathedrals Sanctuaries dominated by the massive structure nesque age. and Abbeys they left here musical codes of sure Swiss origin, although within them were killed. A little later, in 1509, what remained of the Church with the bell tower. The The Sanctuary of Saint Mary Queen of some suppose that they contain traces of an ancient Friu- of the abbey was destroyed in a fire. chapel of the apparition stands where The Sanctuary of the Mystical Rose, the Peoples in Preval, in Mossa (Go), lian musical writing. For centuries the abbey has exerted About twenty years later the church rose again thanks to the according to tradition the image of the in Cormons (Go), its history is linked the first evidence of which dates back a considerable civil and religious influence over the whole commendatory abbot Giovanni Matteo Giberti and to Vence- The cathedral houses the Bishop’s throne, represents the most important Christian church of a dioce- Friuli Venezia Giulia, a land of many cultures and a crossroads of people, is enriched by a great number Madonna was stranded. to the small statue of the Madonna to the end of the 14th century. Monasteries and Abbeys are buildings where communities of monks or nuns live under the authority valley and over vast transalpine estates. The abbot of Mog- slao Boiani, an architect from Cividale. The frescoes of the se and constitutes the liturgical and spiritual centre. of Marian Sanctuaries built over the centuries in a time range that goes from the early Middle Ages carved in 1710 by sculptor Francesco of an abbot or an abbess. They were born as small towns, generally self-sufficient from an economic gio, who had a seat in the Parliament of the Land of Friuli, choir are by painter Francesco Torbido from , whe- until today. The Sanctuary of Montegrisa, in Regole, from whose right arm in 1737 The Sanctuary of Saint Anthony of Pa- point of view, and still nowadays the monks keep leading a life of prayer and work, with variants of in fact, was also the owner of ecclesiastical feudal rights reas in the old monks’ refectory the Crucifixion is by Batti- Monrupino (Ts), the temple of Monte some drops of what looked like sweat dua, in (Ud), where great importance according to the historical period, to the order and to the rule of reference, and to the on various parish churches in Friuli. The abbey underwent sta dell’Angelo called “Il Moro”. With the suppression of the St. Justus Cathedral polygonal windowed apse between the Museum. The Baptistery contains the Grisa, dedicated to Mary Mother and came out, which were dried with linen the Saint stopped for some months, region to which they belong. Friuli Venezia Giulia offers interesting examples of Abbeys and Monaste- its maximum splendour during the 15th century, period in Patriarchate of Aquileia in 1751, the abbey was no longer an Trieste two smaller ones and, from 1593, with sarcophagus of Saints Hermagoras The regional territory is scattered with sanctuaries, whose currence of prodigious events, to the finding of sacred images Queen, with its imposing structure, do- cloths still preserved as relics. preaching and making miracles, lea- ries, the history of which is indissolubly linked to the religious tradition of Friuli’s rural populations. which it was also managed by Saint Charles Borromeo who, ecclesiastical body and was granted to the two archbishoprics St. Justus Cathedral in Trieste was born the six side chapels. On the façade the and Fortunatus, a valuable example of spiritual charm is often amplified by the wonderful landsca- and to the apparitions of the Virgin Mary. The most widespre- minates the city of Trieste and its won- ving in the population a firm belief in however, never visited it. In 1777 the Venetian Senate stated of Udine and Gorizia. The Abbot of Rosazzo remained the in the 14th century out of the merging of elegant portal engraved in 1511 by Anto- Friuli’s sculpture of the Middle Ages, in pes offered by the locations in which they are situated: from ad Marian titles are those of Our Lady of the Assumption and derful gulf; it looks as if it blossomed The Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of his holiness. the end of the abbey and the ecclesiastical jurisdiction was Archbishop of Udine. two basilicas built between the 9th and nio Pilacorte and the four half-columns which Patriarch Bertram was buried. Grado to the shores of the Tagliamento river, from the hilly of Our Lady of Graces, testifying confidence in the Virgin Mary out of the rock of the Karst ridge and Screncis, in (Ud), built in the Abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis - Sesto al Reghena (Pn) transferred to the archbishop of Udine. The present struc- the 11th centuries in a worship area of of the project by Francesco Lazzari in- areas to the Karst territories overlooking the sea, until rea- in the necessities and in the disasters that hit these lands. out of the dark green of the pine trees. place of the miraculous finding of an The abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis is the best known and an The solid lookout tower marked by pilaster strips was tran- ture of the abbey damaged during the 1976 earthquake and Monastery of Montegnacco (Ud) - Carmel Jesus of Nazareth the Early Christian age. On the outside it terrupted in 1840 stand out. The interior Cathedral of Cormòns ching the mountain tops, without forgetting the cities and the Significant are the innumerable “ex-votos” that speak with But if it is true that the place where it image of the Madonna. important example of fortified monastery in Friuli Venezia sformed into a bell tower; on the left there is the old abbatial completely restored dates back to the mid-eighteenth cen- The Monastery of Montegnacco was opened on 7th Novem- is enriched by a white-stone Gothic rose- preserves valuable items of its age-old dedicated to S. Adalberto small villages. The origins of the Sanctuaries are generally immediacy of the simple and hard-working life of the devote stands is one of the most beautiful on Giulia. Founded between 730 and 735, it is mentioned for the chancery, while on the right you can see the abbots’ residen- tury and consists of a series of buildings: the abbatial church ber 1965. The community lives with simplicity in the spirit of window; inside, it is a basilica with a nave history, stone and wooden sculptures, Cormòns for over a century was the seat linked to the popular cult, but they are also related to the oc- populations of this region, that feel the duty of gratitude. Trieste’s Karst, Monte Grisa is above first time in a document of 3rd May 762, signed by the Lom- ce. Inside it you can admire wonderful medieval frescoes that dedicated to Saint Gall and to Saint Charles Borromeo, the the House of Nazareth, open to the numerous brothers who and four aisles rich in works of art. The frescoes starting from the 14th century, of the Patriarchs of Aquileia. The Cor- all an oasis of prayer, of propitiation bard brothers Erfo, Anto and Marco, the sons of Pietro, Duke date back from the 12th to the 15th century and among which sixteenth-century rustic cloister, with portico on the ground go to the Carmel to join the nuns’ prayer. mosaics of the apse and on the walls are sixteenth-century paintings by Porde- mòns Cathedral, dedicated to St Adal- The Sanctuary of Saint Mary Major, in The Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of auty: from here it is possible to admi- of Friuli. Destroyed by the in 889 it rose again, a noble tree of life stands out. Of considerable interest is the floor and open gallery on the first floor with pillars suppor- of remarkable effect. none, Amalteo, Calderai and Fagiolino. bert, was built in the mid-eighteenth Trieste, with its scenographic baroque Castelmonte, in (Ud) re the wonderful natural setting of the fortified and with the current aspect, playing a relevant civil crypt, which extends under the presbytery and features cross ting the roof, the squat castle tower that occupied the top of The bell tower recalls the Roman-Gothic century in the place of the previous façade, where every year on 21st No- The Sanctuary stands at 618 me- . On its top you will find the Other churches dedicated to the Virgin Mary of particular historical, cultural and religious interest. and religious role until 1420 when, subjected to the rule of the vaults on marble columns. It preserves the urn of Saint Ana- the hill and the Church of the Holy Spirit, dating back to the Cathedral of Gorizia decorative taste with elegant three-light church was destroyed. The facade stan- vember solemn services in honour of tres above sea level. Since the age of Sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna of Serenissima , its decline began. Reformed stasia, a wonderful monument of the Lombard age made up 16th century and recently re-built. dedicated to Saints Hilary and Tatian windows and terracotta hanging arches. ds on top of a spectacular staircase and St. Mary of Health are celebrated. the Lombards and of the Franks, the Lussari. For centuries this Marian tem- In the Archdiocese of Gorizia: is a place where to appreciate the re- Pianelle in , which preserves the at the beginning of the 12th century, this complex remains an of the remains of a Greek marble desk, the Vesperbild, the The Cathedral of Gorizia, dedicated to lined by three niches are the statues of Church of “Santa Maria del Monte” ple has been called “of the three na- The Church of Santa Maria in Monte in gional art of that period. venerated image of the Madonna with important example of Romanesque architecture. You can ac- fifteenth-century Pietà of sandstone attributed to a German Abbey of Rosazzo - Rosazzo, Manzano (Ud) Patron Saints Hilary and Tatian, features Cathedral of Udine the Madonna of the Girdle, S. Adalbert The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces, was one of the most important in the tions” because it was a meeting point, Fogliano, rich in historical and artistic Child and Angels, in painted stone of cess the square opposite the abbey by passing under a solid master, the Annunciation of the beginning of the 14th century The history of Rosazzo is shrouded in legend and dates back a nave and two aisles in Gothic style and dedicated to Our Lady of the Annunciation and St. Philip Blacks. The bell tower is in Pordenone, is a particularly cosy whole large Patriarchate of Aquileia. in faith, for , Slav and German pe- evidence. In the Archdiocese of Udine: the 15th century. tower, the only one remaining of the seven towers that defen- with the angel and the Virgin engraved inside a niche open on to before the year 1000. In 960 the regular monks of Saint Au- houses the tombstone of the last Count of The Cathedral of Udine is an imposing the tallest of the diocese of Gorizia, after and fascinating church with a nave and The statue of the Madonna with Child ople. Nowadays, as well as in the past, The Sanctuary of the Madonna d’Aiuto Our Lady of Graces in , which ded the walls and which today houses the Town Library. two trefoil arches. gustine arrived in this territory from Lombardy and the impo- Gorizia. Interesting are the high altar, the building with a nave and two that of Aquileia. two aisles. Entering it the attention is was called “Beautiful Madonna”, due Mount Lussari together with the San- In the Diocese of Concordia in , where a 17th cen- preserves a spectacular polyptych al- sing church dedicated to Saint Peter, which today still domi- side altars and the pulpit of the beginning aisles and side chapels whose oldest immediately drawn to the image of the to her youthful and attractive face and, ctuary surrounded by the small and pic- and Pordenone: tury small wooden statue of the Ma- tarpiece of 1517. nates the rivers Judrio, Torre, and Isonzo and the of the eighteenth century. The altarpiece part dates back to 1335. Its façade is mo- Pieve Matrice of San Pietro in Virgin above the high altar, maternally because of her lively and motherly atti- turesque village attracts many pilgrims. The Sanctuary of Madonna del Monte donna with Child is venerated. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount plain that slopes down to the Mother Church of Aquileia, was is by Tomiz, a nineteenth-century portrai- dulated on Gothic schemes of transition, Zuglio outstretched towards her children. tude, she is still called “Lively Madon- in the hamlet of Costa, near Aviano, of- The Parish Church of Our Lady of the Carmel in Ribis di Reana del Roiale, inaugurated in 1070. About twenty years later, in 1090, the tist of Gorizia and Trieste’s middle class. the high portal surmounted by a fourte- The Parish of S. Pietro, the oldest in na”. She is surely part of the tradition The Sanctuary of Madonna of Barbana, fers a wonderful landscape. Assumption in , which dates where a stone bust of the Virgin, co- monastery of Rosazzo was raised to the rank of abbey by the enth-century lunette of Nordic school Carnia, lays on the top of the hill that The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces, of the black Madonnas already present Barbana Island Grado (Go) The Sanctuary of the Madonna di Stra- back to the 14th century. ming from the ruins of the Christian Patriarch of Aquileia Vodolrico of Ortenburg, a monk from St. Cathedral of Pordenone with bas-reliefs, the side one (next to overlooks Zuglio. It has been also an in Udine, was built to preserve a mira- in various European sanctuaries. Barbana is an island situated in the da in Fanna, built in the 19th century; The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces Aquileia, is venerated. Gallen in Switzerland. The new Benedictine community that dedicated to Saint Mark co-cathedral of the bell tower) is in German Gothic style. Episcolpal centre during the first centu- culous image of God’s Mother, which lagoon of Grado. The origin of the San- it preserves a painted statue of the called “Madonna della Sabbionara”in The small Sanctuary of the Madonna had formed was run by Gerold; the Benedictine rule, inspired the diocese of Concordia-Pordenone. The Baroque interior is monumental ries of Christianity. The parish includes a Venetian lieutenant was said to have The Sanctuary of the Holy Mount Lus- ctuary dates back to the year 582 A.D. Madonna with Child, which has been . del Sasso in Salino di . by prayer and work, transformed the wild zone (‘in silvis’) into St. Mark’s Cathedral in Pordenone, bu- and features various works of art by interesting art works: frescoes, bapti- received as a present from the sultan sari, in Camporosso (Ud) when a violent sea storm menaced the venerated for centuries. St. Mary’s Sanctuary, in Muris, Pavia di The small Sanctuary of the Madonna cultivated countryside, spreading culture, and ensuring reli- ilt starting from the 13th century, in the Tiepolo, Amalteo, Dorigny. Through the stery and most of all the main altar car- of . Mount Lussari with its 1,789m above town of Grado. At the end of the storm The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces, Udine re-built in the 19th century; del Ponte in Invillino di . gious education and spiritual formation to the populations. In- 15th century was enlarged with the large Presbytery one accesses the Cathedral ved by Domenico from Tolmezzo. sea level, is a gem of incomparable be- an image of the Madonna, carried by in Cordovado, built in the 17th century, The Sanctuary of the Madonna delle volved in the struggles between Aquileia and Cividale, betwe-

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Lapidarium of the Cathedral of St. Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art Pino Casarini Gallery of Modern Art Museum of the Cathedral - Udine For information Exhibitions in Illegio Euphemia - Grado (Go) Pordenone Sacile (Pn). A museum displays a rich The museum of the Cathedral of Udi- via Candotti - Cividale del Friuli (Ud) The international exhibitions of sacred Housed in the monumental complex of Divided into sections and being conti- collection of works by Pino Casarini: ne is dedicated to Patriarch Bertram tel +39 0432 731144 art, which are held every year from May the basilica of St. Euphemia, Grado’s an- nuously enlarged, the museum preserves 68 paintings, 146 sketches and 800 of Saint-Genesius, who during his epi- to October in Illegio (in the municipality cient cathedral, the Lapidarium displays various collections consisting of frescoes drawings by this artist from Verona, a scopate (1334-1350) marked the histo- of Tolmezzo, in the ), Ecclesiastical numerous findings of the Roman age and sinopias (evidence of the wide pain- famous twentieth-century painter of ry of the Church of Aquileia and gave have transformed this small mountain Moments found in the seaside resort and is a rich ting cycles that once decorated the inte- sacred art. The Pino Casarini Gallery of a boost to Udine’s cultural and econo- village into a location famous all over integration to the complex of buildings rior of churches), wooden, stone and mar- Modern Art displays the works by this mic life. The exhibition is located in the Europe, visited by a great number of Museums situated in the heart of the town: besides ble statues, paintings on canvas and on painter from Verona who donated, in fourteenth-century chapels of Saint tourists. of Faith the Cathedral it is worth pointing out the board, prints and textiles. Therefore, the two different moments (1982 and 1988), Nicholas and of the Body of Christ and For information Baptistery and the Basilica of St. Mary, museum represents a window onto the his collection to the parish of Sacile. in the contiguous baptistery. In the first www.illegio.it both of the 5th - 6th centuries A.D. many artistic forms by which the sacred The exhibition consists of a corpus of chapel one can admire fascinating fre- Casa delle esposizioni: In Friuli Venezia Giulia the rich museum network features a series of ecclesiastically managed facilities, For information has been expressed over the centuries. paintings, drawings and sketches for scoes, among which those by Vitale da tel +39 0433 44445 / +39 0433 2054 Friuli Venezia Giulia stages a series of traditions and religious feasts that have been handed down municipal or private, scattered all over the territory, which provide visitors with religious artistic collec- Campo Patriarca Elia, Grado (Go) For information settings of the Arena di Verona, which , dating back to 1348-49. In the [email protected] for centuries and that constitute the heart of a culture, able to join lands, the past of which was often tions, linked to the names of important individual artists or which are the expression of various schools tel +39 0431 80146 via Revedole, 1 - Pordenone cross fifty years of activity of the artist second chapel there are three intere- divided by geographical positions and historical events. and currents, jewellery and sacred objects, Nativity scenes and sculptures of particular interest. From tel +39 0434 524340 (from 1920 to 1970). sting tempera on board of the end of the the mountains to the seaside, up to the heart of the region, here are the main museums related to Faith. www.diocesi.concordia-pordenone.it For information 14th century, depicting Blessed Ber- Museo da Plêf - Ovaro (Ud) Grado to Barbana on the first Sunday of July In the heart of the , in a natural setting of piazza Duomo, 4 - Sacile (Pn) tram. Sacred vestments, among which Housed in a church of Early Medieval The Kiss of the Crosses in Zuglio: Ascension Sunday St. Vitus’ Festival: Third Sunday of June in Marano In Grado, to renew a vow made in 1237 while a terrible plague unspoilt beauty, you will find the early medieval gem of the Collection of works of art of the Cathe- tel +39 0434 780702 those of Bertram’s grave goods, are origin, the museum displays pictures, The sacred rite of the “Kiss of the Crosses”, an age-old St. Vitus’ procession in Marano is one of the most renowned raged in the town, a long procession of boats, all decorated fascinating Parish Church of Saint Florian in Illegio. Ethnographic Museum of San Giuseppe “Carlo e Vera Wagner” Museum of Antiquarium Cantianense dral - Sacile (Pn) displayed in the showcases. Jewellery sculptures, archaeological finds coming religious tradition, will take place in Zuglio on Ascension liturgical-folk events in the region. Its origin is related to and covered in flowers, sails across the water of the Lagoon, Every year on the first days of May, for centuries pilgrims Ricmanje - San Dorligo della Valle (Ts) Trieste’s Jewish Community - Trieste San Canzian d’Isonzo (Go) The fifteenth-century Cathedral dedica- Diocesan Museum and Tiepolo’s Gal- objects, which are part of the treasure from the territory of the Parish Church of Sunday. the devotion of the inhabitants of Marano to Saints Vitus, carrying the statue of the Virgin, up to the Barbana island, have climbed to the Parish Church of Saint Florian for At the parish of San Giuseppe della The museum tells the history of Trie- Archaeological findings of the Roman ted to Saint Nicholas displays a collection leries Udine. Opened after a current of the Cathedral, complete the collec- Gorto, one of the most ancient in Carnia. This rite originates from the High Middle Ages when the Modestus and Crescientia, venerated for centuries in a small where there is a famous and ancient Sanctuary. the Rogations and to remember the day of Saint Florian’s Chiusa, the museum displays a col- ste’s Jewish community. and Early Christian ages on display to of furnishings, statues, vestments and arrangement in 1995, the museum is tion. It is worth pointing out the marble The furniture, the furnishings and the main church of Zuglio was the Mother Parish Church of church situated on an island to the south of the fortress. martyrdom. lection of 500 objects of everyday use, It displays objects, furnishings, texti- illustrate the history of San Canzian objects coming from the Cathedral and housed in the Patriarchal Palace, now sarcophagus dating back to the mid- sacred hangings, which are evidences San Pietro, situated on a hill overlooking the town: this pre- Since 1959 the procession has been made with adorned Prestento di : From Illegio, from Imponzo, arriving from various other tools, sacred vestments and period les, documents, silverware and reli- d’Isonzo, an ancient town along the from other churches of the territory. The Archbishop’s Palace, preserved in the fourteenth century. of the importance of the Parish, are of a eminence over the other churches is highlighted in the “Kiss motorboats, with large fishing boats, and gets to the centre Third weekend of September towns of Carnia, they climb up the old paths that from the furnishings. The museum preserves gious items starting from 1594. road that linked Trieste to the East. The collection of works of art of the Cathedral forms commissioned in the 18th cen- For information great value. The Early Christian Basilica of the Crosses”. of the lagoon from which the blessing to the sea and to the Prestento becomes the town of paper flowers on the feast woods come out in the fields below the hill, singing the a collection of objects belonged to the For information Antiquarium is housed in a venue adja- of Sacile, built between 1474 and 1496, tury. The collection includes paintings, piazza Duomo - Udine with a fifth century baptistery were dug Christmas Crib of Teno Every year hundreds of believers gather in the “Plan da boats arranged in circle around the one that carries the of the Madonna del Perdon (Madonna of Forgiveness): a historical patriarchine melodies. local community and the equipment via del Monte, 5/7 - Trieste cent to the northern side of the parish preserves furniture, vestments and fur- jewellery and wooden sculptures. Ex- +39 0432-505302 in the church of S. Martino in Luincis. A (Ud) Vincule”, a plateau below the Parish Church and, when statue of the Saint is given, and thus work is glorified and deep-rooted and fascinating tradition, in which the town The Eucharist is then celebrated in the Church with the of the ancient parish kitchen, dating tel +39 040 633819 church of San Canzian d’Isonzo and Collection of Sacred Art S. Adalberto nishings coming from the Cathedral it- tremely relevant are the frescoes by part of the museum has recently found A Christmas Crib made by a craftsman the Priest calls them, they start climbing in a procession the dead at sea are prayed for. is enlivened with thousands and thousands of colourful fascinating songs of the Messe Vecje (Ancient Mass). back to the beginning of the nineteenth preserves numerous remains of Ro- Cormons (Go) self and from other churches of the area. Giambattista Tiepolo. The honour stai- a place in a renovated building set few after the Second World War: about a towards the church going up to the hill of San Pietro carrying wreaths, handmade with a patient work of months by the A thousand and seven hundred years since the day of century. Moreover, it also displays the Jerusalem on the Isonzo man and early Christian funerary mo- A skilful combination of art and religion For information rcase is frescoed with “The expulsion metres away from the Parish. hundred small wooden sculptures and the silver crosses coming from the churches spread all over local women. Florian’s martyrdom. Centuries and centuries. And today the precious sacred vestments, donated Synagogue of Gorizia numents and early Christian mosaics. gives life to an exhibition of precious piazza Duomo - Sacile (Pn) of the rebel angels”, while the galleri- For information reproductions of the landscapes, of the the valleys of Carnia. The custom dates back to 1895, and is ascribable to a paths that lead to the Parish Church of Illegio still resound by Maria Theresa of Austria and used In the heart of Gorizia’s historic Jewish Some of the mosaics on display come sculptures, furnishings and sacred tel +39 0434 71158 / +39 0434 780702 es feature biblical stories. In the Red via Cella - Ovaro (Ud) houses and of the old trades of Sutrio.. The crosses are hoisted on poles and decorated with very particular episode: brutally assailed by a villager, the with ancient songs and timeless prayers. during the celebrations of the Church ghetto, an ancient Synagogue houses from the ancient basilica built in the vestments produced in over four cen- Room, or Room of the Ecclesiastical tel +39 0433 60358 For information colourful ribbons which are donated, as tradition has it, by priest of Prestento decided to forgive that violent gesture of San Giuseppe, once a pilgrimage de- a collection of marbles, decorations 4th century A.D. on the tomb of Saints turies of history. The various sections Court, you will see the large fresco with via Roma, 60 - Sutrio (Ud) the year’s brides. According to the rite celebrated in Friulian and, to give public and symbolic emphasis to the episode, stination. and period furnishings, ritual objects, Cantius, Cantianius and Cantianella, present samples of objects, grouped the Judgement of Solomon and the tel +39 339 1979296 language, the crosses, arranged in circle on a field, are established the “Feast of Forgiveness”, planning to celebrate For information handmade items, books, photographs, which stood in the field overlooking the according to the class of belonging four major prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, called one by one by the priest of San Pietro and tilted until it on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. via San Giuseppe della Chiusa, prints and paintings. Antiquarium. (painting and sculpture, jewellery, hi- Ezekiel and Daniel. Important are also they graze that of the “mother” parish in a symbolic kiss of Since that episode every year in September the procession San Dorligo della Valle (Ts) For information For information storical documents, etc.). The works the interventions by Giovanni da Udine. brotherhood and subjection to the church that was the first with the wooden statue of the Virgin concludes a triduum of via G.I. Ascoli, 19 Gorizia piazza Santi Martiri,15 come from the Parish Church and from The Delfino Library, built by Patriarch centre of Christianity in Carnia and a bishop’s chair until the prayer on Sunday afternoon. tel +39 0481 532115 / +39 0481 522056 San Canzian d’Isonzo (Go) the related branch churches located in Dionisio, preserves illuminated manu- Christian Museum of the Cathedral of eighth century. Everything in the singular and enchanting setting of a village tel +39 0481 76044 the municipal territory and range from scripts, incunables, sixteenth-century Cividale - Cividale del Friuli (Ud) When all the crosses arrive at the Parish Church, they are adorned everywhere by flowers of all species, by wreaths the 13th century to the 20th century. books and rare first editions. In the fifteenth-century Cathedral of Ci- blessed by the priest who then concludes the rite celebrating that decorate windows and gates, by arches arranged in For information For information vidale, a museum preserves some of the the solemn Mass. the streets: innumerable, tiny works of art, to which an via Riva della Torre, 4 - Cormons (Go) piazza Patriarcato, 1 - Udine highest expressions of sculpture in the Finally, the day continues with a folk festival on the fields exhibition is also dedicated. Procession in the afternoon and tel +39 0481 60130 tel +39 0432 25003 Lombard age, among which the Bapti- nearby where it is possible to taste typical food products food and wine stalls. www.musdioc-tiepolo.it stery of Callisto and the Altar of Ratchis. from Carnia. Perdòn di Barbana, votive procession of the community of Saint Florian’s Rogations: First days of May

The Places of prayer for the Fallen Tempio Ossario (Charnel House) - Udine Municipal Museum of the Risiera di San Sabba Nativity scenes, The The Tempio Ossario (Charnel House) stands in Piazzale XXVI National Monument - Trieste (Ts) Luglio. The first stone was laid in 1925, but the Temple was A building, which staged tragic events, transformed into a The Places opened only in 1940. The building, designed by architect P. National Monument in 1965 in memory of the victims of the passions Other places Pilgrimage Valle, was initially intended for Saint Nicholas’ Parish; in atrocities carried out by the Nazis during the Second World of prayer 1927 they thought to transform the sacred building into a War. The factory, built in 1913 for rice husking, after 8th and historical of worship of the Parish larger memorial that could house 25,000 bodies of young September 1943 was used by the occupying Nazis as a prison soldiers who had died during the First World War and who camp, a clearing camp for the deported convicts bound for for the Fallen were buried in various cemeteries of Friuli. The original and Poland, a warehouse of raided goods and a re-enactments in Trieste Churches project was modified by architects Limongelli and Valle, place for keeping and killing hostages, political prisoners, until reaching its solemn and unmistakable final aspect. partisans and Jews. The crypt is the largest underground room in Italy’s On 4th April 1944 the crematorium became operative as The Friuli Venezia Giulia contains within its borders some of the most important places of worship churches: the names of the 25,000 fallen who rest here are well. Declared a National Monument in 1965, the complex Friuli Venezia Giulia stages a series of historical and folk traditions, in which we usually understand One feature that distinguishes Trieste from other Italian cities is its cosmopolitan face. Many small The Pilgrimage of the Parish Churches in Carnia was born out of the will to create a joining way of the in Italy dedicated to the memory of those who fell for an ideal during the First or Second World War. engraved on its marble walls. of the Risiera has been transformed, according to the design again that complex of past external manifestations, which are the setting of social life. “nations”, a name that was given to the Non-Catholic communities by the Austro-Hungarian Empi- ten Parish Churches of Carnia, which in ancient times were under the jurisdiction of the cathedral of For information by architect Romano Boico, into a museum that recalls the An archaic setting that emotionally links us to the past, to the things of yore. In this way, the past lives re, which over time have been established, developed, processed, who were able to build new rela- San Pietro in Carnia, in the Patriarchate of Aquileia. For information www.camminodellepievi.it piazzale XXVI luglio 1866 - 33100 Udine - tel +39 0432 236081 tragic events that occurred here. again in celebrations. tionships, creating a laboratory in which differences are symbol of peaceful coexistence. Military Memorial - Redipuglia (Go) who died on the front of the middle Isonzo. The sober style, It houses a permanent photographic exhibition and objects The military memorial of Redipuglia is the biggest military the reference to images of hierarchy and of mass, the Tempio Ossario (Charnel House) - Timau (Ud) belonged to the Jews of Trieste, donated by Trieste’s Jewish The committee that deals with the “Pilgrimage of the in . Often built on the top of hills and rises, in order memorial in Italy and one of the biggest in the world. repetitiveness and the gregariousness of the burial places, the The Tempio Ossario (Charnel House) of Timau, treated Community and by the ANED (Italian National Association of Mass of the Broadsword and Re- Epiphany of Mass of the Broadsword Jewish Temple canvas depicting the Biblical episode it for worship dedicating it to Christ the Parish Churches” project is part of the “Pieres Vives” to overlook the community and the villages below, in the Opened in 1938, it preserves the bodies of over 100,000 whiteness of the stone and of the marbles recall Redipuglia to a War Cemetery, was built in the years 1936 and 1937, former political deportees to Nazi camps). enactment of the entry in 1366 of 6th January in Tarcento 24th December Aquileia The oldest available official document “The Hospitality of Abraham”. Saviour. At the end of the 19th century Archconfraternity of the Holy Spirit of San Pietro in Carnia, an Middle Ages the Parish Churches were the keepers of the fallen in the First World War. This opera, built on the slopes and the other necropolises of the Fascist period. and opened in November of the latter year, and was finally For information Patriarch Marquard of Randeck A procession in medieval costumes It takes place on Christmas night in the that mentions a Jewish settlement the Helvetic community joined the association of believers with canonical and civil recognition. identity of the people and nowadays they document the of Mount Sei Busi, a mount harshly contested in the first Differently from Redipuglia, which stretches all in the consecrated in May of 1939. The Temple preserves the mortal via Palatucci, 5, Trieste 6th January in Cividale del Friuli starts from the centre of Tarcento and Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption in Trieste dates back to 1236. The Evangelical Methodist Church Waldensian community. The Pilgrimage is divided into 18 stages; it starts from religious vitality of the inhabitants of the mountains. During phase of the First World War, looks like a military array surrounding space, the mausoleum of Oslavia transmits remains of 1,764 fallen in the First World War of 1915-1918, tel +39 040 826202 The religious service is fascinating reaches the ruins of the Castle of Coia in Aquileia: the deacon wears part Synagogue was opened in 1912 in place The Methodist Community has been Imponzo di Tolmezzo and finishes at the Mother Church of the tour you will cross mountain and valley-floor villages, with at the base the tomb of Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy- a different image, of concentrated force: a memorial- coming from the front of the Alto But and surroundings. One www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura due to the costumes and to the triple where the traditional “Pignarul” is lit to of a medieval armour and gives the of the previous ones: it is an imposing present in Trieste for over a century. The Adventist Christian Church St. Peter in Zuglio. Carnia’s historic Parish Churches are: valleys, streams and rises between the Carnic Pre-Alps and Aosta, commander of the Third Army, on whose sides are mausoleum that looks as if with its fallen it guarded the of the «Carnic bearers» (volunteer women who provided blessing - with the sword of Patriarch draw omens for the new year. blessing towards the four cardinal stone building inspired by Syriac models Methodism joins the heritage of Puritan The pastor in charge of Trieste’s Saint Florian in Illegio di Tolmezzo, Santa Maria Oltrebut in the Carnic Alps. It is possible to follow one or more stages the tombs of his generals. eastern lands annexed to Italy. great support to the soldiers fighting at the front), hit while in Museum of the Russian Campaign - (Ud) Marquard - by the deacon wearing points to remember the whole territory and characterised by rose-windows non-conformism and the spirituality and community has his place of worship Tolmezzo, St. Stephen of Cesclans in , Saint a day, one after the other or just part of them; in the tour The Duke of Aosta, who died in 1931, asked to have the For information service, rests among them. By making the Tempio Ossario of This museum recalls the tragic events linked to the retreat the red and white (the colours of Trial and Bonfire of theVecia of the ancient patriarchate. patterns, which translate symbols religious practice of pietism. All this was at Via Rigutti 1 and is also the district Martin in , St. Mary Magdalene in Invillino di Villa old paths are mostly used in order to avoid, when possible, honour to rest here among the thousands of soldiers who frazione Oslavia - 34170 Oslavia (Go) - tel +39 0481 5317 Timau equal to war cemeteries, people wanted to give further of the Italian soldiers from Russia during the Second World the municipality) plumed helmet Mid-Lent Thursday in Pordenone taken from the Jewish iconography. translated into a new life in response leader of the cities of Udine, Gorizia and Santina, Saints Hilary and Tatian in , Our Lady of asphalt roads. The Pilgrimage is suitable for everyone: it lost their life on the battlefield. The large mausoleum was protection to this important place, so that it can represent a War: relics, photos, documents, uniforms and weapons on on his head; at the end of the Mass An ancient tradition of Pordenone that Living Nativity Scene to God’s grace, into lay preaching, into Pordenone. The Community gathers on the Annunciation in Castoia di , Our Lady of the has been designed especially for families, parish groups built opposite the first war cemetery of the Third Army on Museums of Borgo Castello: First World War Museum perpetual memory and an Italian tribute and gratitude to the display. The museum preserves evidence of the dramatic the representation of the arrival of originates from the folklore of 24th and 26th December Serbian-Orthodox social commitment against slavery, into Saturday mornings: the Sabbath service Rosary in , Santa Maria di Gorto in Ovaro, the and groups in general. The aim is to propose an experience the Sant’Elia hill, which nowadays is a sort of open-air Gorizia fallen whose mortal remains are honoured therein. Russian campaign in the Second World War. It was born to Marquard of Randeck in the patriarchal and Friuli Venezia Giulia. The vecia is a in Sesto al Reghena Church of St. Spiridon the creation of missions. This spirit will is made up of instruments, of songs, of Parish Church of St. Peter in Zuglio; moreover, during the similar to that of the centuries-old Pilgrimage of Santiago museum known as the Parco della Rimembranza (Park of In Gorizia, the First World War Museum has been located in For information continue the work of the Father Carlo Caneva, a military see is carried out. straw figure dressed up like an elderly On Christmas night and in the The Church was opened in the 1868: it is give life to many organizations, among prayers and of the sermon by a person Pilgrimage you will also find the Sanctuary of Saint Oswald de Compostela. Memory). Along the avenue adorned by high cypress trees, Borgo Castello since 1990, in the basements of the building via Nazionale, 90 - 33026 (Ud) chaplain and the creator, together with other survivors of woman that symbolizes the year that afternoon of 26th December in the a Greek cross plan building covered by a which there is “The Salvation Army”. in charge who can either be the pastor the path is marked by Karst stones with reproductions of the complex that includes the sixteenth-century Casa Dornberg tel +39 0433 779168 imprisonment, of the Temple dedicated to the Unknown Mass of the Thaler has just ended. ancient and fascinating Benedictine large dome flanked by four hemispherical or a layman. relics and of the epigraphs that adorned the tombs of the and Casa Tasso: a particularly fascinating environment with www.museograndeguerratimau.it Soldier. The museum is located in the former Church of 6th January in Gemona abbey (8th century) about a hundred calottes that cover the four arms of the Evangelical Reformed Helvetic and first memorial. exposed stone vaulted ceilings, in which one can go through Cargnacco and is managed by the U.N.I.R.R. (Italian National Three processions in medieval Traditional parade of Saint Nicholas figurants re-enact the most significant cross. Its structure recalls the Byzantine Waldensian Church of St. Sylvester Evangelical Lutheran Church For information the tragic events of the front on the Isonzo. The museum, Association of Russia Veterans). costumes meet under the loggia of and of the Krampus moments of Jesus’ birth style of Oriental churches. This Romanesque building is Trieste’s An Evangelical Community of via Terza Armata, 70 - 34070 Fogliano Redipuglia (Go) which is the result of a well thought-out project compared The museum displays relics, photos, letters, documents, the Town Hall to proceed towards 5th December in Tarvisio, Pontebba. oldest church. A memorial tablet, Confession has been present in Trieste tel +39 0431 489024 with the most up-to-date historiography, aims at providing publications, uniforms, weapons and other objects related the Cathedral, where the “People’s It is a tradition present in Tarvisio and The “Round Cribs” Greek-Oriental Church of St. Nicholas which in 1672 was walled in the back since 1778. In 1778 Empress Maria www.prolocofoglianoredipuglia.it a clear and effective representation of the war events and of to the military operations on the Eastern front between 1941 Captain” (today the mayor) offers the in other locations of the surroundings The Association of Pro Loco of Friuli This building was officially opened wall of the church, provides evidence Theresa first, and her son Joseph their human and social repercussions, modernly set up from and 1943, to the battles, to imprisonment, to the repatriation thaler to the officiant: it is a kind of (in Pontebba they are called Spitz Venezia Giulia promotes within the with the first Mass celebrated on 18th of the presence of a place of worship II later, authorized the holding of Memorial of Oslavia - Gorizia an exhibition point of view, based on an accurate selection of of the bodies. religious theatre, the tradition of which Parkli) dating back to the 16th century, four provinces of Region, is now an February 1787. On entering one sees in what had been the house of the first religious services in a private house. A few kilometres from Gorizia, on a rise on the right bank of materials and documents. For information dates back to the nineteenth century. in which the bishop who usually established tradition. The tour allows the iconostasis of gold engravings and Christians of Trieste: the two martyrs In 1786 the Lutherans purchased the the Isonzo, an imposing memorial was built in 1938 according For information via Leonardo da Vinci,10 brings gifts to children is opposed to you to see real works of art, recalling paintings. In the upper part we find 21 and Euphemia. Over the front church dedicated to Our Lady of the to the design by architect Ghino Venturi. Borgo Castello, 13 - 34170 Gorizia Cargnacco - Pozzuolo del Friuli four krampus or devils; this aims at the foundation of our Christianity tempera paintings on gold background, entrance door a tablet states that in Rosary, situated in the oldest part of the The charnel house preserves the bodies of sixty thousand tel +39 0431 533926 / 530382 tel +39 0432 561649 representing Good and Evil, creating a and aims to see what the fans of this which depict evangelical scenes. On 1785 some members of the Evangelical city. In 1870 it was possible to build the Italian and, in minimum part, Austro-Hungarian soldiers www.provincia.gorizia.it www.sacrariomuseotempiocargnacco.org sense of mystery. passion are capable of doing. the lower side you can admire 8 silver community purchased it and re-opened present Gothic Church in Largo Panfili.