Santi Cosma e Damiano is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Isernia in the region of Molise, Italy.
Santi Cosma e Damiano | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Region | Molise |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Location | |
Location | Isernia, Molise |
Geographic coordinates | 41°35′03″N 14°13′32″E / 41.5841°N 14.2256°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
History
editA chapel at the hilltop at this site was founded circa 1130, and by the 14th century, a new church was erected dedicated to the Saints Cosmas and Damian (Italian: Santi Cosma e Damiano). The main altar was built in 1639 and houses a 16th-century canvas depicting the Madonna and Child with Saints and Cardinal Numaio.[1] While bishop of the town, the Cardinal Numaio placed the church and its property under the property of the diocese.[2]
The altar of the Virgin of the Addolorata (1744) is to the right of the nave. The altar of the Crucifixion on the left dates to 1645.[3]
References
edit- ^ Isernia Province, tourism office, entry on church.
- ^ Cenni storici sulle chiese arcivescovili, vescovili, e prelatizie delle Regno delle Due Sicilie by Vincenzio D'Avino, Naples (1848), page 272.
- ^ Isernia Province, tourism office, entry on church.