N.B. In translating the text into English, there may be some imperfections. We apologize for the inconvenienceKnown as the ancient church of S. Matthias, is presumed to have been built around 1460. It was seat of the Congregation of St. Gaetano, known as "the Community" founded in 1641 with the aim of "raising the spiritual education, moral and cultural Grottaglie-people."
This school was formed well fellow saint Francesco De Geronimo , who lived with his family at a hundred yards, where now stands the shrine that the Grottaglie dedicated in 1838, incorporating his home.
The church, now owned by the Confraternity of the Name of Jesus, which was donated in 1939 by Mrs Isabella Pepe, heir of the family Antoglietta Bucci, has a facade which stands a large window with lots of octopus spilled.
Two niches carved in the wall are placed laterally to enclose the portal and the statues of St. Gaetano and S. Andrew Avellino. The interior is strikingly decorated in a sumptuous Baroque eighteenth century, by artist Nicholas Coviello between 1720 and 1740. Decorations, stucco, paintings, statues, vestments make this temple a fine example of Baroque art and having kept alive thanks to the work of the Brotherhood that since 1997, pursues a relentless and expensive project of restoration of works of art in its existing oratory, thanks to the participation of many benefactors.
Besides the central altar in the small temple insist six side altars, three on the right side and three on the left side. Altar stands an oil painting depicting the Madonna del Lume, painted by N. Coviello.
information taken from brochure "Confraternita SS. Nome di Gesù – Grottaglie” - 2004 - 2nd Edition
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Cultural Association IL BAGATTO – Via Madonna Del Lume 43 – Grottaglie (Ta)
http://ilbagatto.weebly.com/ e-mail: ilbagatto2010@libero.it
This school was formed well fellow saint Francesco De Geronimo , who lived with his family at a hundred yards, where now stands the shrine that the Grottaglie dedicated in 1838, incorporating his home.
The church, now owned by the Confraternity of the Name of Jesus, which was donated in 1939 by Mrs Isabella Pepe, heir of the family Antoglietta Bucci, has a facade which stands a large window with lots of octopus spilled.
Two niches carved in the wall are placed laterally to enclose the portal and the statues of St. Gaetano and S. Andrew Avellino. The interior is strikingly decorated in a sumptuous Baroque eighteenth century, by artist Nicholas Coviello between 1720 and 1740. Decorations, stucco, paintings, statues, vestments make this temple a fine example of Baroque art and having kept alive thanks to the work of the Brotherhood that since 1997, pursues a relentless and expensive project of restoration of works of art in its existing oratory, thanks to the participation of many benefactors.
Besides the central altar in the small temple insist six side altars, three on the right side and three on the left side. Altar stands an oil painting depicting the Madonna del Lume, painted by N. Coviello.
information taken from brochure "Confraternita SS. Nome di Gesù – Grottaglie” - 2004 - 2nd Edition
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Cultural Association IL BAGATTO – Via Madonna Del Lume 43 – Grottaglie (Ta)
http://ilbagatto.weebly.com/ e-mail: ilbagatto2010@libero.it
