Chiesa del Sacro Cuore
The façade
Religion
AffiliationCatholic
Provinceprovince of Trapani
RegionSicily
RiteCatholic
PatronHoly Heart of Jesus
Year consecrated1993
Location
LocationAlcamo, province of Trapani, Italy
MunicipalityAlcamo
StateItaly
TerritoryAlcamo
Geographic coordinates37°58′26″N 12°57′45″E / 37.9738°N 12.9626°E / 37.9738; 12.9626
Architecture
Architect(s)Li Santi, engineer Giuseppe Galizia
Stylemodern
Groundbreaking1983
Completed1991
Website
http://sacrocuorealcamo.it/new_site/

Sacro Cuore ("Holy Heart") is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.

History

The parish of the Holy Heart of Jesus was established by the bishop of Trapani, monsignor Ricceri, on 4 October 1967.[1] Several years before the Episcopal Curia (Catholic Church) of Trapani had bought a piece of land to build a Church which was to serve the new area that was expanding next to Viale Europa.

They started with a prefabricated structure, with a roof in asbestos cement, a hall, and two rooms;[2] in 1978 they built the parsonage and other premises for the parish, but they had to wait until 1982 to start the real building which included the Church and the hall below it.

In 1987 Vincenzo Settipani, an architect, substituted Li Santi, who had died; he designed the mosaics, the stained glasses, the holy water stoups, the Baptismal font, the ambon and the altar. They were realized by the firm Pierotti from Pietrasanta (in the province of Lucca) and by the mosaicist Fabriano Fabret; the artistic and huge wooden confessional was made by the firm Gaspare Ferrantelli.[3] The Church was completed in 1991 and was consecrated in 1993.[1]

Description and works

The Church is with one nave and has the characteristic of a roof shaped like a boat overturned;[3] inside it there are these works:

In the sacristy there is a wooden statue of the Holy Heart of Jesus, made by Giuseppe Stuflesser from Ortisei in 1967.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Carlo Cataldo: Guida Storico-Artistica dei Beni Culturali di Alcamo-Calatafimi-Castellammare del Golfo-Salemi-Vita; Sarograf, Alcamo, 1982
  2. ↑ Alpauno.com. "Alcamo-Padre Viola, traguardo dei 60 anni di sacerdozio". alpauno.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Vincenzo Regina: La chiesa parrocchiale del Sacro Cuore di Gesù in Alcamo e il suo primo parroco; ed. Campo, 2005

Sources

  • Vincenzo Regina: La chiesa parrocchiale del Sacro Cuore di Gesù in Alcamo e il suo primo parroco; ed. Campo, 2005
  • Carlo Cataldo: Guida Storico-Artistica dei Beni Culturali di Alcamo-Calatafimi-Castellammare del Golfo-Salemi-Vita; Sarograf, Alcamo, 1982
  • Roberto Calia: Una città da scoprire: Alcamo; ed. Blu Imaging & ADV, Alcamo, 1991
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