Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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Umbriatico: visiting the cathedral

The bridge is the point ideal for admiring cohorts Presilane hill, north of the Marquis Crotone, the crest of the natural fortress that is the shady country identified by historians with the old-Euria Eubria (depending on the location), Euriaton-Euvriaticon (in reference to the origin), with the phonetic differences imposed by the Byzantine.

For Umbriatico not happen by accident. You go there by choice. To see the Cathedral, as individuals in the region of Calabria, religious monument of the Norman perfectly preserved to this day. At first glance, the impact is substantial. Is really a big surprise the head of the Romanesque apse cylindrical in stone and mortar, in the center of town.

To enter, go through the seventeenth-century portal. The basilica is divided into three naves with pointed arches supported by columns, is a Latin cross, leaning against the first church built in turn built on the pagan temple of the seventh or sixth century BC C., transformed into a crypt, upon which the raised transept. The vaults of the crypt are the same cross, supported by 12 columns, with different materials and shapes. Most are Doric and Ionic, with obvious differences in the capital and in the plinth. One is twisted and is said to Judas Iscariot, but also initiate, who testified in the traditional the presence of the Templars in Umbriatico for years and years.

Similarly explains the burial of the Knights at arms, located during excavation and restoration. Nothing to complain but to the tombs to house the mortal remains of members of the Confraternity of the Rosary.

Cathedral mysteries also includes opening and closing doors and windows genuine fake. Do not miss bold steps in communicating with the outside. The central altar is decorated with stucco. Even the side walls once were. With the disappearance of the stucco, there was a hidden reality, which is the continuation of the crypt in the belly of the hill assieme alla certezza che furono tre i piani occupati, ovviamente in epoche differenti per tre diverse costruzioni. Il primo riguarda il castello. Il secondo, la Basilica,il terzo, infine,la Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie. La cripta, ritenuta antecedente alla costruzione della Basilica superiore, fu successiva ad essa, come dimostrò lo scrupoloso lavoro di scavo eseguito nel 1986. Si scoprì allora che per ricavare l’intero piano sotterraneo, fu sollevato il presbiterio, posizionato in origine molto in basso. Quanto al pavimento dell’abside, si livellò la pietra arenaria presente in loco e si rivestì di mattoni .

La Cattedrale è dedicata a San Donato d’Arezzo, vescovo and martyr under the emperor Julian the Apostate said. Ecclesiasticus revolve around the figure legends and stories. Aura of mystery surrounding the sacred relics revered in the past. Experts and scholars have analyzed pieces of material attributed to Jesus and as the veil of Mary, and they came to the determination that both are ancient artifacts to weave and dye, and of Palestinian origin. For another exhibit, reference is made to the Passion of Christ. Tradition has it that belongs to the column of the Flagellation a fragment preserved in the Cathedral. But there is a part of the nail submitted for examination and comparison that leaves open many questions. This is an item, half fusion, and half a beating, as in use in Palestine in the first century, quite equal to that secured in Rome, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. The paper pasted on it, the red ribbon with seal intact, they think of the torture device of a martyr. The loss of authentic does not allow for other possible guesses. No doubt the silver censer in eastern 15OO, silent witness of the Byzantine rite in vogue in Umbriatico until 1600. Never violated the ancient seals Teca concern of the Holy Thorn and the Holy Cross. Conservation and protection could not be better place.

The country is a natural fortress at the foot of Mazzagallo: 700 meters with sheer cliffs and pristine green surrounding. In the valley below you can see the Lipuda, a torrential stream in winter, dry in summer. The bridges over Vono and Fermacolo, open new horizons of green and impenetrable ravines.

Emma Viscomi

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